colours

COLOUR adds description to Medical Terminology. Examples include •	albin/o = white e.g. albinism (a congenital condition characterized by partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair & eyes)•	chlor/o = green e.g. chlorophyll (green pigments found in algae & plants)•	cyan/o = blue e.g. cyanosis (the change of body tissue colour to a bluish-purple due to decreased amounts of oxygen in the blood)•	erythr/o = red e.g. erythrocyte (red blood cell)•	leuk/o = white e.g. leukaemia (a group of blood cancers)•	melan/o = black e.g. melanoma (a type of skin cancer)

antiemetic

The medication known as ‘antiemetic’ is commonly prescribed to treat which symptoms?- Allergy- Headache- Back pain- Nausea/vomiting
The CORRECT ANSWER is 'nausea/vomiting'. 'anti-' is a prefix meaning 'against'; 'emesis' is a root word that means vomiting.

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Acrophobia

‘acrophobia’ is best described by which of the following picture?‘-phobia’ is an extreme or irrational fear of something that’s unlikely to cause harm.The word comes from the Greek word phobos, which means fear or horror.Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are very common. The answer is D: acrophobia, fear of heightsOther common phobias include:•	A: claustrophobia, fear of confined or crowded spaces•	B: haemophobia, fear of blood•	C: arachnophobia, fear of spiders