Color Prefixes (14)

Question 1

erthyro-, rubero-, rhodo-, eosin-

erythro/cyte
rubr/o/sis
rhodo/gen/esis
eosin/ophil

Answer 1

red

red/cell
red/condition
red/development/condition
rose red stain/love of

Question 2

albus-, leuco-, leuko-

albin/oid
albumino
leuc/emia

Answer 2

white

white/resembles
white serum
white/blood cells

Question 3

fulvus

fulv/o/sis

Answer 3

brown

brown/condition

Question 4

cyano-, livido-

cyan/o/sis
livid/ous

Answer 4

blue

blue/condition
blue/state of

Question 5

melano-, nigra

melan/oma
nigra bodies

Answer 5

black

black/tumor
black particles in cell

Question 6

glauco-, cinerous, polio-

glauc/oma
polio/myel/itis

Answer 6

gray

gray/swelling
gray/spinal cord/inflammation

Question 7

purpuro-, porphyro-

purpur/ic

Answer 7

purple

pertaining to purple/refers to

Question 8

cirrho-, flavus, xantho-, luteo-

cirrho/sis
xanth/emia

Answer 8

yellow

yellow/condition
yellow/blood

Question 9

eosin

eosino/phil

Answer 9

rose (reddish, pinkish, or purplish)

rose color blood cell/love for

Question 10

chloro-, virdis

chlor/o/phyll

Answer 10

green

green-plant foliage

Question 11

coccideus, crimson

coccid/ia
crimson/ate

Answer 11

scarlet

berry-color protozoae/refers to
scarlett/state of

Question 12

violac-

violac/eus

Answer 12

violet

skin violet-purple/state of

Question 13

citr-

citr/eum

Answer 13

lemonn

lemon of citric acid fruits/state of

Question 14

rosac-

rosac/ea

Answer 14

pink

red skin/state of