biomicroscopyn.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)mʌɪˈkrɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˌmaɪˈkrɑskəpi/ Chiefly Ophthalmology.
Microscopic examination of living tissue; spec. slit-lamp examination of the eye.
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1925 E. Jackson in Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 8 250/2 Bio-microscopy (hyphenated here to suggest the pronunciation) is truly significant,..is euphonious and has not been associated with any other meaning.
1927 Lancet 29 Oct. 932/1 There are four further sources of evidence..namely, radiography, examination with the magnet, biomicroscopy with the slit-lamp, and the history of the accident.
1960 E. De Robertis et al. Gen. Cytol. (ed. 3) xvi. 483 The best technique to study the process of secretion is vital observation (biomicroscopy) over a sufficiently long period.
1970 Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 5 Dec. b1/1 The room has complete equipment for refraction (testing for eyeglasses), biomicroscopy, tonometry..and a power chair for use during eye examinations.
2006 N. R. Rose & I. R. Mackay Autoimmune Dis. (ed. 4) 671 Biomicroscopy will reveal inflammatory precipitates throughout the eye.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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