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bacterioscopy

American  
[bak-teer-ee-os-kuh-pee] / bækˌtɪər iˈɒs kə pi /

noun

  1. the examination of bacteria with a microscope.

Other Word Forms

  • bacterioscopic adjective
  • bacterioscopical adjective
  • bacterioscopically adverb
  • bacterioscopist noun

Etymology

Origin of bacterioscopy

bacterio- + -scopy

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