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Lesson 9
Color Prefixes and Suffixes and Abbreviated Titles
Term | Definition |
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albus | white prefix or suffix |
albino | genetic condition causing lack of color |
chloro | green prefix or suffix |
chlorosis | green look condition brought about by lack of red blood cells |
chrom | color prefix or suffix |
chromatism | abnormal pigmentation |
cirrhos | yellow prefix or suffix |
cyano | blue prefix or suffix |
cirrhosis | yellow condition |
cyanosis | condition of blue skin |
erythr | red prefix |
erytherna | flush |
leuko | white prefix |
leukocyte | white blood cell |
melano | black prefix |
melanoma | a malignant dark tumor |
polio | gray prefix |
pliomyelitis, polio | inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and at the spinal cord |
purpura | purple; porphyria prefix |
purpurinuria | pigment compounds in the urine |
rhodo | rose prefix |
rhodococcus | microscopic rose-colored bacteria |
rubeo | red prefix |
rubella | German measles |
xantho | yellow prefix |
xanthodont | yellow teeth |
CMA (RMA) | Certified Medical Assistant Registered Medical Assistant |
CNA | Certified Nursing Aide |
EMT | Emergency Medical Technician |
LVN, LPN | Licensed Vocational Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse |
MD | Medical Doctor |
ME | Medical Examiner |
MLT | Medical Lab Technologist |
NP | Nurse Practitioner |
OT | Occupational Therapist |
PA | Physician Assistant |
PT | Physical Therapist |
RHIT (ART) | Registered Health Information Technician Accredited Record Technologist |
RN | Registered Nurse |
RRT, RT | Registered Respiratory Therapist Respiratory Therapist |