Color Prefixes (14) Flashcards
erthyro-, rubero-, rhodo-, eosin-
erythro/cyte
rubr/o/sis
rhodo/gen/esis
eosin/ophil
red
red/cell
red/condition
red/development/condition
rose red stain/love of
albus-, leuco-, leuko-
albin/oid
albumino
leuc/emia
white
white/resembles
white serum
white/blood cells
fulvus
fulv/o/sis
brown
brown/condition
cyano-, livido-
cyan/o/sis
livid/ous
blue
blue/condition
blue/state of
melano-, nigra
melan/oma
nigra bodies
black
black/tumor
black particles in cell
glauco-, cinerous, polio-
glauc/oma
polio/myel/itis
gray
gray/swelling
gray/spinal cord/inflammation
purpuro-, porphyro-
purpur/ic
purple
pertaining to purple/refers to
cirrho-, flavus, xantho-, luteo-
cirrho/sis
xanth/emia
yellow
yellow/condition
yellow/blood
eosin
eosino/phil
rose (reddish, pinkish, or purplish)
rose color blood cell/love for
chloro-, virdis
chlor/o/phyll
green
green-plant foliage
coccideus, crimson
coccid/ia
crimson/ate
scarlet
berry-color protozoae/refers to
scarlett/state of
violac-
violac/eus
violet
skin violet-purple/state of
citr-
citr/eum
lemonn
lemon of citric acid fruits/state of
rosac-
rosac/ea
pink
red skin/state of