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dys-
Origin: Anc Greek
???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)dystrophy, dysfunction, dysarthria, dysgenesis, dyspnea, dysphagia, dysplasia, dystonia
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Dyschondroplasia Or, Chondrodysplasia
Term: dyschodroplasia or, chondrodysplasiaLiterally meaning: ?abnormal cartilage formation?Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune)> ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+???????/chondros...
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Dystonia
Term:dystoniaOrigin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown) ?????/tonos (=impairment of muscle tone) > ?????/taneo(=strain) Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919)Coined:...
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Dysplasia
Term: dysplasia Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)??????/plasso(create, form, mold) Definition:Abnormal development usually enlargement of an organ,...
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Dysphagia
Term: dysphagia Literally meaning: "difficulty in eating" Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+??????/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "?????"/esthio(eat,...
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Dysarthria
Term: dysarthria Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)+????????/arthr?sis(=articulating)>??????/arthron(=part of the body or article) Definition:Dysarthria...
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