-scope

noun combining form

Definition of -SCOPE

: means (as an instrument) for viewing or observing <endoscope> <spectroscope>

New Latin -scopium, from Greek -skopion; akin to Greek skeptesthai

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form \ˌskōp\

: means (as an instrument) for viewing or observing <microscope> <laparoscope>

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