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Color prefixes
color prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Albus | white |
| albino | genetic condition causing lack of color |
| Chloro | green |
| Chlorosis | green look condition brought about by lack of blood cells |
| chrom | color |
| Chromatism | abnormal pigmentation |
| Cirrhos | yellow |
| Cirrhos | yellow condition |
| Cyano | blue |
| Cyanosis | condition of blue skin |
| Erythr | red |
| Erythema | flushed |
| Leuko | white |
| Leukocyrte | 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-colored bacterium |
| Rubeo | red |
| Rubella | German measles |
| Xantho | yellow |
| Xanthodont | yellow teeth |