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Bacterioscopy
Bac-teˊri-os′co-py
(băk-tēˊrĭ-ŏs′kō̍-py̆)
, Noun.
[
Bacterium
+ -scopy
; fr. Gr. βακτήριον
, βάκτρον
, a staff + σκοπεῖν
to view.] (Biol.)
1.
The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.