phallometry etymology

English word phallometry comes from English -metry (Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.), English phallo- (Penis or phallus. [from 20th c.].)

Detailed word origin of phallometry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-metry English (eng) Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.
phallo- English (eng) Penis or phallus. [from 20th c.].
phallometry English (eng) The measurement of the penis.

Words with the same origin as phallometry

Descendants of -metry
absorptiometry acidimetry anemometry archeometry bathymetry coulometry ergometry fluviometry heliometry isometry micrometry optometrist optometry photometry pneumatometry psychometry psychrometry scientometrist somatometry spectrometry stichometry telemetric telemetry zoometry
Descendants of phallo-
phallitis phallocentric phallocracy phallocrat phallogocentric phalloid phallomania phallometer phallophobia phalloplasty