Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0098 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-gram: The Record
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The idea
The suffix gram names the record or image produced, of the structure its root identifies.
In practice
An electrocardiogram is the record of the heart's electrical activity.
Where people slip
A gram is the finished product, the thing a clinician reads.
Your place on the trail
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