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English → English (gcide) Definition: Bacterioscopic Bacterioscopic \Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic\, a. (Biol.) Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination. [1913 Webster] Bacterioscopy \Bac*te`ri*os"co*py\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [Bacterium + -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to view.] (Biol.) 1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water. [1913 Webster] 2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. -- Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic, a. -- *scop"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]