uroscopy

[ yoo-ros-kuh-pee ]

/ yʊˈrɒs kə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

inspection or analysis of the urine as a means of diagnosis.

Words nearby uroscopy

uropygial gland, uropygium, uroradiology, uroscheocele, uroschesis, uroscopy, urosepsis, urostomy, urostyle, urothorax, uroureter

Also urinoscopy.

Origin of uroscopy

First recorded in 1640–50; uro-¹ + -scopy

OTHER WORDS FROM uroscopy

u·ro·scop·ic

[yoo r-uh-skop-ik] /ˌyʊər əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectiveu·ros·co·pist, noun

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Examples from the Web for uroscopy

It is safe to assume that his techniques were of a higher order than those usually associated with uroscopy.
Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699|Thomas P. Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for uroscopy

uroscopy

/ (jʊˈrɒskəpɪ) /

noun

med examination of the urineSee also urinalysis

Derived forms of uroscopy

uroscopic (ˌjʊərəˈskɒpɪk), adjectiveuroscopist, noun

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Medicine definitions for uroscopy

uroscopy

[ yu-rŏs′kə-pē ]

n.

Examination of urine for diagnostic purposes.urinoscopy

Other words from uroscopy

u′ro•scop′ic (yur′ə-skŏp′ĭk) adj.