-graph, -graphy

Suffix Routine Blood Collections

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 · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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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