See Also: biospectrometry(medicine)

thumbpiece (iou) and biospectrometry (medicine)


thumbpiece (iou)



thumbpiece noun. M18.
[from THUMB noun + PIECE noun.]
The part of a handle etc. intended to receive the thumb; a part of a mechanism operated by pressure of the thumb. M18.
A piece of bread, with cheese or meat, held between the thumb and finger. Austral. & dial. M19.
A protective covering for the thumb; the thumb of a glove etc. rare. L19.

biospectrometry (medicine)


biospectrometry
Spectroscopic determination of the types and amounts of various substances in living tissue or fluid from a living body.

Synonym: clinical spectrometry.

Origin: bio-+ L. Spectrum, an image, + G. Metron, measure