-metry

DEFINITION of -metry

Used to name techniques or fields involving measurement, such as in instruments (-meter) extended to the study or procedure; common in Ophthalmology, cardiology, and geometry-related terms like symmetry.

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ETYMOLOGY of -metry

greek From Greek metrein (“to measure”), from metron (“a measure”), forming nouns for measurement processes in scientific and medical nomenclature.

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RELATED TERMS to -metry

Term	Meaning	Prefix/Suffix?	Notes
-metry	measuring	-	-
Optometry	Measurement of vision	no	-

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DERIVATIONS of -metry

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