Meanings
nounpulmonary docimasia (uncountable)
- archaicuncountablemedicineA medical examination of a dead baby's lungs using a microscope, to determine whether air had entered them, and thus whether it was a case of infanticide.
Synonyms: lung float test, hydrostatic test
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medical examination of a dead baby's lungs using a microscope, to determine whether air had entered them, and thus whether it was a case of infanticide.
Similar
lung float testhydrostatic test
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pulmonary docimasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20docimasia
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“pulmonary docimasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20docimasia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmonary docimasia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmonary%20docimasia.
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