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Lesson 9 - 2
Medical Terminology Lesson 9: Prefixes & Suffixes related to colour
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Albus | White |
| Albino | Genetic condition causing lack of colour |
| chloro | green |
| chlorosis | green look condition brought about by lack of red blood cells |
| chrom | colour |
| chromatism | abnormal pigmentation |
| cirrhos | yellow |
| cirrhosis | yellow condition |
| cyano | blue |
| cyanosis | condition of blue skin |
| erythr | red |
| erythema | flush |
| leuko | white |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| melano | black |
| melanoma | a malignant dark tumor |
| polio | gray |
| poliomyelitis, polio | inflammation of the gray matter of the brain and at the spinal cord |
| purpura | purple; porphyria |
| purpurinuria | pigment compounds in the urine |
| rhodo | rose |
| rhodococcus | microscopic rose-coloured bacteria |
| rubeo | red |
| rubella | German measles |
| xantho | yellow |
| xanthodont | yellow teeth |