Meaning

suffix

-gram

record, image

GreekGeneral

Terms built from -gram

2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -gram marked.

-gram decoded step by step

2 library terms, read one part at a time.

electrocardiogram

  1. The root electr/o means “electricity”.
  2. The root cardi/o means “heart”.
  3. The suffix -gram means “record”.
  4. Together: Recording of the electrical activity of the heart.

electroencephalogram

  1. The root electr/o means “electricity”.
  2. The root encephal/o means “brain”.
  3. The suffix -gram means “record”.
  4. Together: Recording of electrical activity in the brain.

Parts that combine with -gram

Word parts that appear alongside -gram in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.

Other examples

Words that use -gram but do not yet have their own page in the library.

mammogram

Example words shared with other parts

These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.

  • mammogramalso listed under mamm/o (breast)

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