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Lesson 9
Color Prefixes and Suffixes and Abbreviated Titles
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |