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Taxonomy vs Otoscopy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | otoscopy |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and otoscopy

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while otoscopy is (medicine) the visual examination of the inner ear using an otoscope.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    otoscopy

    English

    Noun

    (otoscopies)
  • (medicine) The visual examination of the inner ear using an otoscope
  • *{{quote-book, 2002, John P. Santamaria & Thomas G. Abrunzo, chapter=Ear and Nose Emergencies, Pediatric Emergency Care, editors=Strange et al. citation
    • , passage=Uncooperative children must be adequately immobilized before otoscopy is attempted.}}

    Synonyms

    *auriscopy

    Related terms

    *otology *otoscope *otoscopist

    See also

    *(Otoscope)