Which term means 'to view'?

Which term means 'to view'?

• A. Scopy
• B. Scope
• C. Stasis
• D. Steth(o)-

Answer: (A)

In medical terminology, the part that means to view or examine is the suffix -scopy, coming from the Greek skopein, to look at. This ending signals that a procedure involves visually inspecting something with a device, such as a scope or microscope. For example, endoscopy means viewing inside the body with an endoscope, and ophthalmoscopy means viewing the interior of the eye with an ophthalmoscope. The suffix -scopy thus denotes the act of viewing. The term scope, by contrast, refers to the instrument used to view or to the overall range of something, not the act of viewing itself. Stasis means standing still or stopped flow, which isn’t about looking. Steth(o)- is a prefix related to the chest, as in stethoscope, which is the instrument used to listen rather than to view.

In medical terminology, the part that means to view or examine is the suffix -scopy, coming from the Greek skopein, to look at. This ending signals that a procedure involves visually inspecting something with a device, such as a scope or microscope. For example, endoscopy means viewing inside the body with an endoscope, and ophthalmoscopy means viewing the interior of the eye with an ophthalmoscope. The suffix -scopy thus denotes the act of viewing.

The term scope, by contrast, refers to the instrument used to view or to the overall range of something, not the act of viewing itself. Stasis means standing still or stopped flow, which isn’t about looking. Steth(o)- is a prefix related to the chest, as in stethoscope, which is the instrument used to listen rather than to view.