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xanth/o

A word root that means yellow.

ZAN-thoh root

What it means

The root in words for yellow things. A xanthoma is a yellow fatty bump in the skin, xanthelasma is yellow patches on the eyelids, and xanthochromia is yellow-colored spinal fluid.

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Also writtenxantho-

Related terms

-oma

A word ending that means tumor or mass.

erythr/o

A word root that means red.

cyan/o

A word root that means blue.

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