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 is a significantly large number of graphic word-entry groups in this unit. Such an extensive listing is provided to show how important the grapho- element is to the English language.

echocardiograph
An ultrasound device used to examine the working heart and display moving images of its action.
echocardiography
The use of ultrasound in the investigation of the heart and great vessels and diagnosis of cardiovascular lesions.
echoencephalograph
An instrument that in a painless and noninvasive manner uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves to create a detailed visual image of the brain.
echoencephalography
The process whereby an instrument is used in a painless and noninvasive manner that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves to create a detailed visual image of the brain.
echograph
1. A device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
2. A similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or to monitor fetal development.
echographer
A person who performs and interprets ultrasonographic examinations.
echographia
A form of agraphia in which a person cannot write spontaneously, but can write from dictation or from a copy.
echographic
A reference to aphasia in which the patient cannot express his/her thoughts in writing but who can copy a written or printed script.
echography
A device that automatically records echograms; ultrasonography.
ecogeographer
ecogeographic (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to the geographical aspects of ecology: Ecogeographic studies deal with the environmental effects of the dispersion of living organisms.
ecogeographical
ecogeographically
eidograph
An instrument for enlarging or reducing drawings.
eidography
A system for enlarging or reducing drawings.

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