The following are some examples of words containing prefixes of direction and color along with their definitions.
Words |
Definition |
| ankylosis | immobility of a joint due to a disease |
| brachygnathia | abnormal shortness of the lower jaw |
| bradypnea | abnormal slowness of breathing |
| chloroma | greenish-yellow tumour arising from myeloid tissue |
| cirrhosis | hardening of an organ, especially the liver |
| cyanopsia | defect of vision in which objects appear tinged with blue |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| glaucoma | group of eye diseases |
| kyphoscoliosis | backward and lateral curvature of the spinal column |
| leukomyelitis | inflammation of the white substance of the spinal chord |
| melanin | dark pigment of the skin, hair, choroid coat of the eyes and various tumours. |
| orthodontist | a dentist who specialists in the branch of dentistry concerned with irregularities of teeth and malocclusion |
| stenothorax | abnormal narrowness of the chest |
| tachycardia | abnormally rapid heart rate |
The following list consists of prefixes showing description and color.
Words in light blue are examples.
Descriptions
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color
| Grey glauc(o) glaucoma |
Red erythr(o) erythrocyte |
Black melan(o) melanin |
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| White leuc(o), leuk(o) leukomyelitis |
Blue cyan(o) cyanopsia |
Yellow cirrh(o) cirrhosis |
Green chlor(o) chloroma |
