Dys- Medical Term Prefix

Learn how to memorize the Dys, Medical Term Prefix meaning definition in today’s Medical Terminology Course video for Pre-Med and Nursing Students.

The prefix Dys means = Bad

The key idea with being able to memorize med terms and vocabulary words is the create pictures for those words.

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Just take both the picture for the word and the picture for the meaning or definition and visualize an interaction between the two as we did above.

dys- = bad

dys- = dis song
bad = bed

Story: He dissed him in his rap song because his bed was difficult to make

Term Use
dyspnea = difficult, labored, or gasping breathing; inspiration, expiration, or both may be involved
[Mosby’s Dental Dictionary, 2nd edition. © 2008 Elsevier, Inc.]

That’s It! You now know how to memorize the Dys Medical Term Prefix meaning and definition! Just review a little bit and you will have these words fully memorized come test day.

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