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15 Cards in this Set
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alb-
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white
albino(person who has a marked deficiency of pigment in the eyes, hair, and skin; has abnormaly white skin) |
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albin/o
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white
albinism(condition of abnormally white skin;characterized by absence of pigment in the skin,hair,and eyes) |
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chlor/o
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green
chlorphyll(green pigment in plants thataccomplishes photosynthesis) |
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cirrh/o
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yello, tawny
cirrhosis(chronic degenerative disease of the liver with resultant yellowness of the liver and of the skin) |
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cyan/o
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blue
cyanoderma(slightly bluish,grayish,slatelike, or dark discoloration of the skin) |
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eosin/o
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red, rosy
eosinophil(bilobed leukocyte that stains red, rosy color with an acid dye) |
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erthr/o
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red
erthrocyte(mature red blood cell) |
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glauc/o
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gray,silver
glaucoma(disorder of the eye due to an increase in intraocular pressure;creats a dull gray gleam of the affected eye) |
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jaund/o
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yellow
jaundice(yellow discoloration of the skin) |
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leuk/o
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white
leulopakia( white,hard thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in area such as the mouth,vulva,or penis |
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melan/o
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black
melanoma(darkly pigmented cancerous tumor) |
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poli/o
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gray
poliomyelitis(inflam. of the gray matter of the spinal cord) |
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purpur/o
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purple[purpura]-(collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as re/purple skin discolorations)
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rube-
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red
rubella(contagious viral disease characterized by faver, coldlike symptoms, and diffuse, fine, red rash) |
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xanth/o
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yellow
xanthoderma(yellow coloration of the skin) |
