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Prefix Relate Color
Anatomy and Medical Terminology 1
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| erythro- | red Ex: erythrocyte = a mature red blood cell |
| leuko- | white Ex: leukocoria = the appearance of a white pupil in the eye |
| lute- | yellow Ex: lutein = yellow pigment in the corpus luteum |
| melan- | black Ex: melanemia = presence of black granules in blood |
| purpur- | purple Ex: purpura = a conditino in which skin lesions darken to purple |
| xantho- | yellow Ex: xanthoma = a yellow nodule on the skin |