CHAPTER 3: COMBINING FORM FOR COLORS (o) Flashcards
white
alb, albin, leuk (leuc)
green
chlor
blue
cyan
red
erythr
b;ack
melan
yellow
xanth
is an individual with congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. skin and hair appears white because of lack of pigment
albino
is a malignant disease of the blood-forming organs characterized by a marked increase in the number of white blood cells
leukemia
white blood cells
leukocytes
is the green pigment contained in chloroplasts in the leaves of plants and is the reason that plants are green
chlorophyll
deficiency of oxygen in the blood can cause a condition called ______, a slightly blush, slate like skin discoloration
cyanosis
person is sad
melancholy
is a yellow pigments in plants
xanthophyll
is often associated with a yellow appearance in the patient
jaundice (french:xanth/o)