1. Ch. 4 Completing the Foundation: Roots and Combining Forms
COLORS
Ch. 4 Completing the Foundation: Roots and Combining Forms

2. Albus, alba, alb-:
White
Linea alba (white line) - a fibrous structure that runs down the midline of t he abdomen.

3. Chlor/o-, Chloros: Green
Chlor/o/phyll – a green pigment, present in all green plants

4. chrom/o-, chromat/o-:
Color
(as compared with no color, a/chromat/ic)

5. Cirrhos: Orange-yellow
Cirrhos/is of the liver – chronic liver damage from a variety of causes leading to scarring and liver failure.

6. cyan/o-:
Blue
Cyan/o/sis – Bluish color of the skin, nails, lips or around the eyes.

7. Erythr/o-:
red
Erythr/o/cyte – a red blood cell.

8. leuc/o-, leuk/o-: white
Leucoderma (Vitiligo) – a disease that causes the loss of skin color in blotches.

9. Lutein: Saffron yellow
Lutein “the eye vitamin” used to prevent diseases of the eye. A carotenoid vitamin related to beta carotene & vitamin A.

10. Melan/o-:
Black
Melanin - a dark brown to black pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people and animas.

11. Photo-:
light
Photo/dermat/oses is a skin disease that is caused by exposure to sunlight, typically due to the ultraviolet rays.

12. Gray (relating to the gray matter of the nervous system)
Poli/o-:
Gray (relating to the gray matter of the nervous system)
Poli/o/myel/itis - inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a viral infection.

13. Rhod/o-: Red
A rhododendron (azalea) is a large bush with large flowers which are usually pink, red, or purple. Contains a toxin that causes a syndrome of repeated, bloat,vomiting, abdominal pain and frequent defecation.

14. Ruber, rubor: red, redness
This salamander is called a Rubor rubor.

15. Xanth/o:
Yellow or yellowish

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