Meaning
prefixdys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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Terms built from dys-
9 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with dys- marked.
dys- decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix dys- means “painful”.
- The root men/o means “menstruation”.
- The suffix -rrhea means “flow”.
- Together: Painful menstruation.
- The prefix dys- means “difficult”.
- The root lex/o means “word”.
- The suffix -ia means “condition”.
- Together: Learning disorder affecting reading ability.
- The prefix dys- means “difficult”.
- The root arthr/o means “joint”.
- The suffix -ia means “condition”.
- Together: Difficulty speaking due to muscle weakness.
Parts that combine with dys-
Word parts that appear alongside dys- in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with dys-, word for word.
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