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Suffix Medical Terminology

A record or picture produced by a test.

Example: electrocardiogram (record of the heart's electrical activity)

Sources

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words: A Tutorial · U.S. National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)

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electrocardiogramA tracing of the heart's electrical activity recorded from electrodes on the skin.

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-emesisVomiting.
-emiaBlood condition.
-esis, -sisState, condition, or process.
-gen, -genicProducing, causing, or origin.
-graph, -graphyProcess of recording or making an image; -graph can also name the recording instrument.
-iaCondition.
-iasisCondition or formation of, often abnormal.
-iatry, -iatristMedical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).

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