Biology
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 is a motor speech disorder characterized by weakness or incoordination of the speech muscles resulting from neurological injury
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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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Lipodystrophy
Term: lipodystrophyLiterally meaning: delay of the growth of adipose tissueOrigin: Anc Greek?????/?????(=fat, grease) >????? > verb ?????/livo(=grease)+???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) >...
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Dysentery
Term: dysenteryOrigin: Anc Greek ???-/dys-(=prefix used with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown) ???????/enteron(=intestine)>?????/entos(=inside, within) Coinedby Hippocrates...
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Dyspnea
Term:dyspnea Literally maening: "difficult breath" Origin: Anc Greek???-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > ???/dyo(=decline) ????/dysi(=sundown)????/pnoe(=blow) Definition:Dyspnea is the shortness of breath...
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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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