ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The suffix-graphy means ‘to record’ or ‘take a picture. ‘ You will use this suffix when describing the act of recording or taking the picture. Putting this with our example term gives us ‘electrocardiography, ’ meaning ‘to record the electrical activity of the heart.

Detailed explanation-2: -[Gr.-graphia fr. graphein, to write] Suffix meaning process or form of writing or recording.

Detailed explanation-3: -[Gr. graphos, written, writing] Suffix meaning an instrument used to make a drawing or written record or the record itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -[Gr.-esis, fr.-sis] Suffix meaning action or process.

Detailed explanation-5: –graph, -gram. the record; instrument to record.