coproscopy

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncoproscopy (countable and uncountable, plural coproscopies)

plural coproscopies

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

Origin

From copro- + -scopy.

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APA

coproscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproscopy

MLA

“coproscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coproscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coproscopy.

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