-meter
instrument for measuring
From Greek metron, measure, via French -metre
Meaning
What does -meter mean?
-meter is a suffix meaning instrument for measuring. It comes from Greek metron, measure, via French -metre.
Spelled -meter in British English too: thermometer, never thermometre.
In real words
Medical words with -meter
an instrument for measuring temperature
an instrument that measures the volume of air the lungs can take in and breathe out
an instrument for testing how well a person hears
a device that measures the level of glucose in the blood
an instrument for measuring the refractive error of the eye
an instrument that measures the specific gravity of urine
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -meter
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- 1.5 Common Suffixes – Medical Terminology 2e
- -meter - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Tests and instruments
-meter is one of 8 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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