Root Words for Color
Pathology Suffixes
Basic Medical Terms
Body Cavities
Contrasting Prefixes
100
Cyan/o
What is Blue
100
-algia
What is Pain
100
Objective evidence of disease
What is a Sign
100
Protects the brain
What is Cranial
100
Ab- versus Ad-
What is Away from/Toward
200
Eryth/o
What is red
200
-itis
What is inflammation
200
Subjective reports from patient
What is a symptom
200
Protects the spine
What is Spinal
200
Dys- versus Eu
What is Difficult/Normal
300
Leuk/o
What is white
300
-megaly
What is enlargement
300
Identification of disease
What is a diagnosis
300
Protects Heart & Lungs
What is Thoracic
300
Hyper- versus Hypo-
What is Excessive/Deficient
400
Melan/o
What is black
400
-necrosis
What is tissue death
400
Rapid, disease onset with short duration
What is Acute
400
Protects digestive organs
What is Abdominal
400
Inter- versus Intra-
What is Between/Within
500
Poli/o
What is gray
500
-sclerosis
What is hardening
500
Disease with long duration
What is Chronic
500
Space between hip bones
What is Pelvic
500
Sub- versus Supra-
What is Under/Above
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