erythrophil
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
erythr
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
erythrophil
a cell or other element that stains easily with red
[医] 嗜红色的, 红染细胞
Dissection of erythrophil
erythrophil = erythr (red) + o + phil (love)
erythrophil = something that loves red
erythrophil = extended further to mean a cell or tissue that easily stains with red dyes.
Now Repeat my Dissection
erythrophil = something that loves red
erythrophil = extended further to mean a cell or tissue that easily stains with red dyes.
Important roots for this word:
phil
erythr
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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