Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacilloscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bacil-loscopy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The examination of a diagnostic smear (typically of skin or sputum) in order to verify the presence of specific bacilli

Example Sentences

"Genitourinary tuberculosis is often diagnosed in the later stage due to the fact that the symptoms are non-specific and technical difficulties to isolate the tubercle bacillus through bacilloscopy or culture in specific medium are many."

Etymology

From bacillo- + -scopy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bacillo
Suffix: scopy

Inflected Forms

bacilloscopies (plural)

Derived Forms

bacilloscopic

Frequently Paired Words

bacilloscopist

Questions

What does bacilloscopy mean?: The examination of a diagnostic smear (typically of skin or sputum) in order to verify the presence of specific bacilli
Where does bacilloscopy come from?: From bacillo- + -scopy.

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