grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia +
(Greek: to scratch; to write, to record, to draw, to describe; that which is written or described)
As indicated at the bottom of this page, there are at least 1,140 graphic word groups in this unit. Such an extensive listing is provided to show how significant the grapho- element is to the English language.
paleontographic
The description of fossil remains.
paleontography, palaeontography
The description of fossil remains of extinct animals and plants; descriptive paleontology.
paleontypography, palaeontypography
Ancient typography; early printing.
The evolution of languages from Phoenician to Greek to Roman.
paleozoogeography, palaeozoogeography
The study of the distribution of fossil animal remains.
paligraphia
Pathologic repetition of letters, words, or parts of words in writing.
palingraphia
Pathologic repetition of letters, words, or parts of words in writing.
pantograph, pantographic
A complete written description of something.
papyrographer
A writer on papyrus.
papyrographic
A reference to an instrument for multiplying copies of writings.
papyrography, papyrograph
A term applied to a process of writing or drawing on paper and transferring the design to a zinc plate whence it is printed.
paragraph
A distinct passage or section of a discourse, chapter, or book, dealing with a particular point of the subject, the words of a distinct speaker, etc., whether consisting of one sentence or of a number of sentences that are more closely connected with each other than with what stands before and after.
paragraphia
1. Loss of the power of writing from dictation, although the words are heard and comprehended.
2. Writing one word when another is intended.
3. A disorder of writing marked by the use of improper words or letters; a form of aphasia.
paragraphism
The system or practice of composing or printing newspaper paragraphs.
parietography
1. A radiographic imaging of the walls of an organ.
2. A rarely used term for a radiographic examination of the wall of the stomach using a combination of pneumoperitoneum and intraluminal air and barium.
pasigraphy
A name given to a system of writing proposed for universal use, with characters representing ideas instead of words, so as to be (like the ordinary numerals 1, 2, 3, etc.) intelligible to persons of all languages. Applied originally to a system proposed in 1796; subsequently to others having a similar object.
Related "writing" word units:
glypto-;
gram-;
scrib-, script-.
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