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Definition: scopically
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.]