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9_ColorPreNSuffNAbr
Color Prefix and Suffix and Abbrev
Term | Definition |
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albus | white |
albino | lack of color genetic condition |
chloro | green |
chlorosis | green look condition due to lack of red blood cells |
chrom | color |
chromatism | abnormal pigmentation |
cirrhos | yellow |
cirrhosis | yellow condition |
cyano | blue |
cyanosis | blue skin condition |
erythr | red |
erythema | flush |
leuko | white |
leukocyte | white blood cell |
melano | black |
melanoma | a malignant dark tumor |
polio | gray |
poliomyelitis | inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and at the spinal cord |
purpura | purple |
purpurinuria | pigment compounds in the urine |
rhodo | rose |
rhodococcus | microscopic rose-colored bacteria |
rubeo | red |
rubella | German measles |
xantho | yellow |
xanthodont | yellow teeth |
CMA | Certified Medical Assistant |
RMA | Registered Medical Assistant |
CNA | Certified Nursing Aide |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
LVN | Licensed Vocational Nurse |
LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
MD | Medical Doctor |
ME | Medical Examiner |
MLT | Medical Lab Technologist |
NP | Nurse Practitioner |
OT | Occupational Therapist |
PA | Physician's Assistant |
PT | Physical Therapist |
RHIT | Registered Health Information Technician |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RRT | Registered Respiratory Therapist |
RT | Respiratory Therapist |