-scopy means to see or visual examination, as in otoscopy (visual examination of the ear) or arthroscopy (visual exam of the interior of a joint).
-scopy is the combining form meaning visual examination.
Suffix is -scopy (e.g., microscopy, telescopy)
Oculo- is the combining form meaning eye.
occulus/occular
Endoscopy is the medical term meaning visual exam of the stomach.
Gastroscopy or endoscopy are terms used for visual examination of the stomach. The words can also stand alone with that meaning.
quick visual examination
-graphy is the medical terminology combining form meaning the process of recording.
-scopy is the medical terminology form meaning process of viewing within the body. Examples are colonoscopy and endoscopy.
The medical terminology combining form "exo-" means outside or external, indicating a condition or process occurring outside of the body or organs.
The medical terminology combining form -sis means "condition" or "state of being." It is often used in medical terms to denote a specific pathological or physiological condition.
the ending form is -otomy and the beginning of the word would be the part of the body being cut into. Example cholecystotomy and cholelithotomy are cutting into the gallbladder (usually to remove a gallstone).
-tom is the medical terminology combining form meaning to cut or incision. For instance, keratotomy is cutting the cornea, and computed tomography is the process of using a computer to make virtual cuts to visualize internal structures.
The combining form -static in medical terminology refers to something that is related to stopping or controlling a particular function or process. For example, bacteriostatic means preventing the growth of bacteria.
The medical terminology combining form "icto-" refers to a sudden attack or seizure, typically used in terms like "ictal" (related to a seizure) or "ictogenesis" (the process of seizure development).
The suffix "-age" can have six different meanings and it is from the Latin -aticum, meaning belong to, related to:1. act, condition, or result ofEX: marriage, cleavage, usage2. amount or number ofEX: acreage3. cost ofEX: postage4. place ofEX: steerage5. collection ofEX: peerage, rootage6. home ofEX: hermitage.
Process of visually examining with an endoscopevisual examinationThe suffix -scopy means viewing; seeing; observation.Direct observation
Angio- is the medical terminology combining form that refers to blood vessels. Examples of this combining form include angiography (the process of making a visual record of the blood vessels).
-stasis with -sta- meaning "to stand, remain standing" + -sis meaning "state of, process of, condition of, act of, and medically a diseased or morbid state".Common terms using -sta- are, stage, statue, stand, state, etc., along with numerous variants -stit-, -stab-, -stem-, -stet-, etc.