Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0161 short lesson, about 20 seconds
mal-: Bad
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The idea
The prefix mal means bad, poor, or inadequate.
In practice
Malnutrition is inadequate nourishment.
Where people slip
Mal names poor quality. Dys names impaired function.
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