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.


uranographical
A reference to the science of the celestial sphere and celestial bodies.
uranography
1. A scientific description of the celestial bodies.
2. The making of celestial globes and maps.
3. A branch of astronomy concerned with describing and mapping the stars.
ureterography
The radiography of the ureter, after injection of a contrast medium.
ureteropyelography
Radiographic visualization of the upper urinary tract by the injection of a contrast medium, usually through a ureteral catheter.
urethrocystography
A pathological description of the urethra and the urinary bladder.
urethrograph
An instrument for recording the contrast radiography of the male or female urethra, by retrograde injection or during voiding of contrast medium in the bladder.
urethrography
Radiography of the urethra employing an opaque contrast substance.
urography
Radiography of any part (kidneys, ureters, or bladder) of the urinary tract.
uterography
Radiographic visualization of the uterine cavity by means of a contrast medium that is injected through the cervical canal.
utopographer
Someone who has been writing and reading about utopias.
utopography
Writings about fictional utopianistic situations.
vaginography
The radiography (x-ray) of the vagina using a contrast agent.
vasography
The radiographic visualization of blood vessels following the introduction of contrast material; used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as stroke syndrome and myocardial infarction (an area of tissue that undergoes necrosis as a result of obstruction of local blood supply; dead tissue).
vectorcardiography
1. A method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
2. Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the heart on a plane of the body surface delineated as a vector function of time.
3. The registration, usually by formation of a loop display on an oscilloscope, of the direction and magnitude (vector) of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the heart during one complete cycle, as transmitted by electrocardiographic leads.
vectorgraph
The instrument used in vectorcardiography.

Related "writing" word units: glypto-; gram-; scrib-, script-.


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