Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0159 short lesson, about 20 seconds
dys-: Difficult or Abnormal
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The idea
The prefix dys means painful, difficult, or abnormal.
In practice
Dyspnea is difficult or labored breathing.
Where people slip
Dys means impaired, not absent. Something is happening, and happening badly.
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