Doc"i*ma*cy (?), n. [Gr. ? an assay,
examination, fr. ? to examine (Metals), fr. ? assayed, tested,
fr. ? to take, approve: cf. F. docimasie.] The art or
practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of
objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining
to physiology.