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dys- definition

dys- (dis)

bad, ill, abnormal, impaired, difficult, etc. dysfunction

Etymology: Gr, bad, hard, unlucky < IE base *dus-, bad, ill > Goth tuz-, OHG zur- (Ger zer-), Sans duṣ-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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