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-graph, -graphy

Suffix Medical Terminology

Process of recording or making an image; -graph can also name the recording instrument.

Example: mammography (x-ray imaging of the breast)

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)

Related terms

-emiaBlood condition.
-esis, -sisState, condition, or process.
-gen, -genicProducing, causing, or origin.
-gramA record or picture produced by a test.
-iaCondition.
-iasisCondition or formation of, often abnormal.
-iatry, -iatristMedical treatment (-iatry) or the specialist who provides it (-iatrist).
-ismCondition or state.

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