uroscopy

[ yoo-ros-kuh-pee ]
/ yʊˈrɒs kə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

inspection or analysis of the urine as a means of diagnosis.
Also urinoscopy.

Origin of uroscopy

First recorded in 1640–50; uro-1 + -scopy

OTHER WORDS FROM uroscopy

u·ro·scop·ic [yoo r-uh-skop-ik] /ˌyʊər əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective u·ros·co·pist, noun

Words nearby uroscopy

uropygial gland, uropygium, uroradiology, uroscheocele, uroschesis, uroscopy, urosepsis, urostomy, urostyle, urothorax, uroureter

Example sentences from the Web for uroscopy

  • It is safe to assume that his techniques were of a higher order than those usually associated with uroscopy.

    Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699 |Thomas P. Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for uroscopy

uroscopy
/ (jʊˈrɒskəpɪ) /

noun

med examination of the urine See also urinalysis

Derived forms of uroscopy

uroscopic (ˌjʊərəˈskɒpɪk), adjective uroscopist, noun

Medical definitions for uroscopy

uroscopy
[ yu-rŏs′kə-pē ]

n.

Examination of urine for diagnostic purposes. urinoscopy

Other words from uroscopy

u′ro•scop′ic (yur′ə-skŏp′ĭk) adj.