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Medical Terminology. Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes. Roots Prefixes Suffixes. Yellow – 70 Pink – 36 Blue – 25. Flash Cards. Help with Learning / Proven to Work! Easy to Use Color Coded for ease of Understanding. General Roots. Part 1. anter. Front. carcin. cancer. cry. Cold. cyan.
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Medical Terminology Prefixes, Roots & Suffixes
Roots Prefixes Suffixes Yellow – 70 Pink – 36 Blue – 25 Flash Cards • Help with Learning / Proven to Work! • Easy to Use • Color Coded for ease of Understanding
General Roots Part 1
anter • Front
carcin • cancer
cry • Cold
cyan • blue
cyst • Fluid filled sac
cyte • cell
dist • Away (from the point of reference)
erythro • red
eti • cause
gluco / glyco • sugar
Body Part Roots Part 1
angio • vessel
arterio • artery
arthro • joint
broncho • bronchus
cardi • heart
chondr • cartilage
colo • colon
costa • rib
cranio • skull
denti • teeth
derma • skin
encephal • brain
entero • intestine
esthesi • Sensation, sensitivity, feeling
Prefixes Part 1
A- • Without / no
Ab- • Away from
Ad- • towards
An- • Without / no
Ante- • before
Anti- • against
Bi- • Two
Brady- • slow
Contra- • against
Dia- • Through / complete
Dys- • painful
Suffixes Part 1
-al • Pertaining to
-algia • pain
-emia • Condition of blood
-esthesia • sensation
-gram • record
-ic • Pertaining to
-ist • One who specializes in
-itis • Inflammation of