Uroscopy is the historic medical practice of visually examining a patient`s urine for pus, blood, or other symptoms of disease. It dates back to ancient Egypt, Babylon, and India. It was particularly emphasized in Byzantine medicine. By modern medical standards, uroscopy is considered to be a very limited means of obtaining evidence for the corre....
• (n.) The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine.
(u-ros´kә-pe) diagnostic examination of the urine. adj., uroscop´ic, adj. .
Type: Term Pronunciation: yū-ros′kŏ-pē Definitions: 1. Examination of the urine, usually by means of a microscope. Synonyms: urinoscopy, uronoscopy
inspection or analysis of the urine as a means of diagnosis.