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• a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
Example sentence • The doctor recommended arthroscopies to examine and repair the damage in the shoulder joint.
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• research with the use of microscopes
Example sentence • The laboratory has various microscopies for studying tiny organisms.
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Example sentence • The ophthalmologist performed skiascopies to determine the patient's prescription.
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• the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra
Example sentence • Different spectroscopies can be used to analyze the chemical composition of substances.
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Example sentence • She specializes in the interpretation of oneiroscopies .
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• a car that is old and unreliable
Example sentence • They cruised down the highway in their beat-up jalopies .
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• the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms
Example sentence • The existence of allotropies allows for various physical properties of an element.
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• an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact
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Example sentence • Several bioscopies were performed to monitor the progression of the disease.
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Example sentence • The doctor recommended a series of bronchoscopies to monitor the progress of the disease.
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Example sentence • The cryoscopies showed that the freezing process had damaged some of the tissue.
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Example sentence • The doctor recommended regular cystoscopies for patients with a history of bladder cancer.
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• visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Example sentence • The patient underwent multiple endoscopies to diagnose the cause of her abdominal pain.
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• (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
Example sentence • The entropies of the two systems are highly correlated.
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• prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood
Example sentence • The doctor recommended a series of fetoscopies to assess the development of the unborn baby.
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• examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
Example sentence • The doctor ordered a series of fluoroscopies to examine the patient's digestive system.
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• visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
Example sentence • The doctor recommended two gastroscopies to diagnose the cause of my stomach pain.
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• the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes
Example sentence • I read my horoscopies every morning to see what the day has in store for me.
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Example sentence • The concept of isotopies is often employed in discourse analysis.
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• (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Example sentence • The isotropies of this crystal are well-studied.
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• (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
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• A photocopy that is greatly reduced in size.
Example sentence • The library has a collection of microcopies of rare manuscripts.
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• To copy incorrectly; to copy with mistakes.
Example sentence • She miscopies the text and leaves out a few crucial words.
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Example sentence • The doctor performed otoscopies on both ears to examine the patient's hearing ability.
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• A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather than a genetic cause, and is not inherited
Example sentence • Scientists study phenocopies to understand the influence of environmental factors on gene expression.
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• voluntary promotion of human welfare
Example sentence • Many philanthropies focus on providing education opportunities to underprivileged children.
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• a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
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• reproduce by xerography
Example sentence • I made photocopies of all the important documents.
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• examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
Example sentence • The doctor performed rhinoscopies on all of his patients.
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• the art of making and using telescopes
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• deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
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• the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
Example sentence • The anisotropies in the crystal structure cause the material to have different properties in different directions.
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Example sentence • The study of azeotropies is complex and fascinating.
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• laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
Example sentence • The doctor suggested performing laparoscopies to explore any possible abnormalities.
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Example sentence • The doctor performed three laryngoscopies to examine the patient's vocal cords.
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Example sentence • The pleiotropies of the mutation caused unexpected changes in various physiological processes.
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Example sentence • The optometrist used retinoscopies to measure the refractive error in the patient's eyes.
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• visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
Example sentence • He had to undergo multiple sigmoidoscopies for his condition.
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• three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina
Example sentence • The museum had a collection of antique stereoscopies .
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• marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
Example sentence • I bought a capiz pendant light for my living room.
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• an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
Example sentence • The famous rock star had a large group of groupies following him on tour.
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• The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
Example sentence • The Persians divided their empire into satrapies , each governed by a satrap.
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Example sentence • Many spas offer a wide variety of aromatherapies to enhance their treatments.
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