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dys-

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dys- /dɪs/

▶combining form bad; difficult (used especially in medical terms): dyspepsia.

– origin from Gk dus-.

'dys-' also found in these Oxford entries:

dysarthria - dysgraphia - dyskinesia - dyslexia - dysmorphia - dyspareunia - dysphagia - dysphonia - dysplasia - dystopia

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