\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.