English Explanatory Dictionary

pulmonary docimasia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical examination of a dead baby's lungs using a microscope, to determine whether air had entered them, and thus whether it was a case of infanticide.

Word forms

pulmonary docimasia

Synonyms

lung float test hydrostatic test
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