Medical Suffix
-graph
instrument that records; a record
From Greek -graphos, that writes (graphein, to write)
Meaning
What does -graph mean?
-graph is a suffix meaning instrument that records; a record. It comes from Greek -graphos, that writes (graphein, to write).
Usually the recording machine, but sometimes the record itself, as in radiograph, an x-ray picture.
In real words
Medical words with -graph
an instrument that records the heart's activity, usually an electrocardiograph
an instrument that records the movements of breathing
an instrument that records muscle contractions
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -graph
Sources
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- 1.5 Common Suffixes – Medical Terminology 2e
- -graph - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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-graph is one of 8 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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