Colors and its Suffixes -- Lesson 248

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Now in this post we would come across some of the vocabulary
Let us know about some colors
1. The Combining form of albin/o means white and its terminology is albinism.
2. The combining form of anthrac/o means black (as coal) and its terminology is anthracosis.
3. The combining form of chlor/o means green and its terminology is chlorophyll.
4. The combining form of cirrh/o means tawn yellow and its terminology is cirrhosis.
5. The combining form of cyan/o means blue and its terminology is cyanosis.
6. The combining form of eosin/o means rosy and its terminology is eosinophil.
7. The combining form of erythr/o means red and its terminology is erythrocyte.
8. The combining form of jaund/o means yellow and its terminology is jaundice.
9. The combining form of leuk/o means white and its terminology is leukoderma.
10. The combining form of tute/o means yellow and its terminology is corpus luteum.
11. The combining form of melan/o means black and its terminology is melanocyte.
12. The combining form of poli/o means gray and its terminology is Poliomyelitis.
13. The combining form of xanth means yellow and its terminology is xanthoma.

Let us study about some of the combining forms and its suffixes.
1. The meaning of the combining form adip/o is fat and its terminology is adipose.
2. The meaning of the combining form albin/o is white and its terminology is albinism which lists
combining forms for colors and examples of terms using those combining forms.

In the next lesson we will learn some more vocabulary

Tags: albinism, anthracosis, chlorophyll, cirrhosis, cyanosis, eosinophil, erythrocyte, jaundice, leukoderma, luteum, melanocyte, poliomyelitis, xanthoma, adipose

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