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Lesson 9
Color Prefixes and Suffixes and Abbreviated Titles
Term | Definition |
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albus (white) | genetic condition causing lack of color |
chloro (green) | green look condition brought about by lack of red blood cells |
chrom (color) | abnormal pigmentation |
cirrhos (yellow) | yellow condition |
cyano (blue) | condition of blue skin |
erythr(red) | flush |
leuko (white) | white blood cells |
melano (black) | a malignant dark tumor |
polio (grey) | inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and at the spinal cord |
purpura (purple; porphyria) | pigment compounds in the urine |
rhodo(rose) | microscopic rose colored bacteria |
rubeo (red) | jewel or bright red |
xantho (yellow) | yellow teeth |