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-gram, -gramme: record or picture Greek γράμμα (grámma), picture, letter, writing angiogram, gramophone -graph: instrument used to record data or picture Greek -γραφία (-graphía), written, drawn, graphic interpretation electrocardiograph, seismograph-graphy: process of recording
Iso: Equal: Isography: Imitation of another's handwriting [see graph] Latry Worship: Idolatry: the religious worship of idols Log: Word; idea; study: Dialog: A conversation between people. (dia: through) + (logos: speech, reason) = ("exchange of thoughts") Logy; ology Discourse; learn Trilogy: a set of three works of art that are connected ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins, and the heart chambers.
The English suffix-graphy means a "field of study" or related to "writing" a book, and is an anglicization of the French -graphie inherited from the Latin -graphia, which is a transliterated direct borrowing from Greek.
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .
This definition intentionally excludes fetuses that are small for gestational age (SGA) but are not pathologically small. [3] Infants born SGA with severe short stature (or severe SGA) are defined as having a length less than 2.5 standard deviation scores below the mean.
The medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. anemology: The study of wind. anesthesiology: The branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics and anesthesia. angelology: The study of angels. angiology