diascopy

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noun

A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.

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Meanings

noundiascopy (plural diascopies)

plural diascopies

  1. medicineA test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.

Origin

From dia- + -scopy.

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Translations

Finnish diaskopia
  • diaskopiatest for blanchability
French diascopie
  • diascopietest for blanchability
Italian diascopia
  • diascopiatest for blanchability

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dyscopia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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