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-scopy

 
a combining form used to form abstract action nouns corresponding to nouns with stems ending in -scope: telescopy.
Origin:
< Gk skopía watching. See -scope, -y 3
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-scopy  
suff.   Viewing; seeing; observation: microscopy.


[Greek -skopiā, from skopein, to see; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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