Suffix meaning visual examination/scope.

Suffix meaning visual examination/scope.

• A. -metry
• B. -tomy
• C. -scopy
• D. -sect

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is identifying a suffix that means a visual examination using a scope. The suffix -scopy comes from Greek skopein, meaning to look or view. When attached to a body part or system, it names a procedure in which a clinician visually examines that area with a scope or viewing instrument. For example, endoscopy uses an endoscope to look inside a body cavity, colonoscopy looks at the colon, and ophthalmoscopy examines the eye. Other common medical suffixes have different meanings: -metry means measuring, -tomy means cutting/incision, and -sect means cutting or dividing. So -scopy best fits the concept of a visual examination.

The idea being tested is identifying a suffix that means a visual examination using a scope. The suffix -scopy comes from Greek skopein, meaning to look or view. When attached to a body part or system, it names a procedure in which a clinician visually examines that area with a scope or viewing instrument. For example, endoscopy uses an endoscope to look inside a body cavity, colonoscopy looks at the colon, and ophthalmoscopy examines the eye. Other common medical suffixes have different meanings: -metry means measuring, -tomy means cutting/incision, and -sect means cutting or dividing. So -scopy best fits the concept of a visual examination.