"diascopy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: diascopies [plural]
Etymology: dia- + -scopy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|dia|scopy}} dia- + -scopy Head templates: {{en-noun}} diascopy (plural diascopies)
  1. (medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes. Wikipedia link: diascopy Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (test for blanchability): diaskopia (Finnish), diascopie [feminine] (French), diascopia [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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