Chapter 5- Word Roots That Describe Color

Question 1

cyan/o

Answer 1

blue

Example: cyanosis

(blue discoloration of the skin)

Question 2

leuk/o

Answer 2

white

Example: leukocyte

(white blood cells that fight infection)

Question 3

erythr/o

Answer 3

red

Example: erythrocyte

(red blood cells that contain hemoglobin to carry oxygen)

Question 4

cirrh/o

Answer 4

yellow-orange

Example: cirrhosis

(inflammation of the liver causing yellow-orange pigmentation of the liver)

Question 5

melan/o

Answer 5

black

Example: melena

(black, tarry stool typically caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding)

Question 6

poli/o

Answer 6

gray

Example: poliomyelitis

(acute viral disease that attacks the motor neurons of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord))

Question 7

alb

Answer 7

white

Example: albino

(person lacking skin pigmentation (very white hair, very pale skin, and complimented iris))

Question 8

chlor/o

Answer 8

green

Example: chlorophyll

(green pigment in leaves used in photosynthesis)