Skip to main content
Medical Suffix

-graphy

process of recording or imaging

From Greek -graphia, writing, drawing (graphein, to write)

Meaning

What does -graphy mean?

-graphy is a suffix meaning process of recording or imaging. It comes from Greek -graphia, writing, drawing (graphein, to write).

-graphy is the process, -gram the image it produces and -graph the machine: mammography makes a mammogram.

In real words

Medical words with -graphy

Don't mix it up

Parts easily confused with -graphy

Sources

Checked against

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Practice it

Tests and instruments

-graphy is one of 8 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.

Start the Lesson
Or browse every word part