Student Survive 2 Thrive: Free Medical Terminology Flash Cards: Color Prefixes and Combining Forms

Medical terminology often involves describing parts of the body and other items through the use of color. Several color-related prefixes and combining forms are used in healthcare professions. For example, something that is melanocytic is black while an area that is cyanotic would have a blue hue.

Many of these colorful prefixes and combining terms are a bit difficult to remember until you begin associating them with medical terms with which you may already be familiar. For example, someone who has jaundiced skin would have a yellowish tint, while a leukocyte is a white blood cell.

After mastering these prefixes and combining terms that denote color, this knowledge may help you to decipher terms with with you may not be readily familiar.

Directions for using these flash cards

Simply click on the first graphic below to enlarge the free flash cards. Click on the next thumbnail at the bottom to advance to the next screen. Each prefix or combining form is followed by its corresponding color. For variety, start at the end and scroll forward.

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