Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0095 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-scopy: Visual Examination
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The idea
The suffix scopy names visual examination of the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Colonoscopy is visual examination of the colon.
Where people slip
Scopy is the act of looking. A separate suffix names the instrument.
Your place on the trail
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