-chromasia

noun combining form

-chro·​ma·​sia

krōˈmāzh(ē)ə

plural -s

1

: color

achromasia

2

: stainability : colorability

polychromasia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek chrōmat-, chrōma color + New Latin -ia

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