-metry
process of measuring
From Greek -metria, measuring (metron, measure)
Meaning
What does -metry mean?
-metry is a suffix meaning process of measuring. It comes from Greek -metria, measuring (metron, measure).
-metry is the act of measuring and -meter the device: spirometry is done with a spirometer.
In real words
Medical words with -metry
a breathing test that uses a spirometer to measure how much air the lungs hold and move
hearing testing, used to find out whether a person has hearing loss and what type
the profession of examining the eyes for vision problems and eye disorders and prescribing corrective lenses
the counting and measuring of cells, often with a flow cytometer
measuring how much of the blood's hemoglobin carries oxygen, often with a clip on a finger (pulse oximetry)
a test of middle ear function that measures how the eardrum moves with sound and changes in air pressure
Don't mix it up
Parts easily confused with -metry
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list -metry among their word parts.
Sources
Checked against
Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- Suffixes – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach
- -METRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
- -metry - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Tests and instruments
-metry is one of 8 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.
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