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coproscopy

coproscopy noun: the microscopic analysis of stool samples, typically in order to detect and identify parasites.

Noun

coproscopy (countable and uncountable, plural coproscopies)

  1. The microscopic analysis of stool samples, typically in order to detect and identify parasites

Forms of coproscopy

pluralcoproscopies

Origin of coproscopy

From copro- + -scopy.

Questions about coproscopy

What does coproscopy mean?
Coproscopy means the microscopic analysis of stool samples, typically in order to detect and identify parasites.
What part of speech is coproscopy?
Coproscopy is a noun.
What is the plural of coproscopy?
The plural of coproscopy is coproscopies.

Words near coproscopy in the dictionary

  1. copros
  2. coproscopic
  3. coproscopical
  4. coproscopically
  5. coproscopies
  6. coproscopy
  7. coprosma
  8. coprosmas
  9. coprosmia
  10. coprosperity
  11. coprostane

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