Electro-bioscopy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electro-bioscopy \E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ?
     life + -scopy.] (Biol.)
     A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an
     animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the
     presence or absence of muscular contraction.
     [1913 Webster]