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Chapter 3
Colors
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Health Care
10th Grade
09/23/2007

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Term
alb-
Definition
white
Term
albino
Definition
person who has a marked deficiency of pigment in the eyes, hair and skin; has abnormally white skin
Term
albino/o
Definition
white
Term
albinism
Definition
condition of abnormally white skin; characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
Term
chlor/o
Definition
green
Term
chlorophyll
Definition
green pigment in plants that accoplishes photosynesis
Term
cirrh/o
Definition
yellow, tawny
Term
cirrhosis
Definition
chronic degenerative disease of the liver with resultant yellowness of the liver and of the skin[image]
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cyan/o
Definition
blue
Term
cyanoderma
Definition
slightly bluish, grayish, slatelike, or dark discoloration of the skin
Term
eosin/o
Definition
red, rosy
Term
eosinophil
Definition
bilobed leukocyte that stains a red, rosy color with an acid dye[image]
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
erythrocyte
Definition
mature red blood cell[image]
Term
glauc/o
Definition
gray, silver
Term
glaucoma
Definition
disorder of the eye due to an increase in intraocular pressure; creates a dull gray gleam of the affected eye[image]
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jaund/o
Definition
yellow
Term
jaundice
Definition
yellow disorder of the skin[image]
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
leukoplakia
Definition
white, hard, thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in areas such as the mouth, vulva, or penis[image]
Term
melan/o
Definition
black
Term
melanoma
Definition
darkly pigmented cancerous tumor[image]
Term
poli/o
Definition
gray
Term
poliomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord
Term
purpur/o
Definition
purple
Term
purpura
Definition
collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red/purple skin discolorations[image][image]
Term
rube-
Definition
red
Term
rubella
Definition
contagious viral disease characterized by fever, coldlike symptoms, and a diffuse, fine, red rash[image]
Term
xanth/o
Definition
yellow
Term
xanthoderma
Definition
yellow coloration of the skin
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