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

  Bacterioscopy \Bac*te`ri*os"co*py\
     (b[a^]k*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [Bacterium +
     -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to
     view.] (Biol.)
     1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their
        detection and identification, as in the examination of


        polluted water.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. --
        {Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic}, a. -- {*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
        {Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist}, n.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]