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dis- — Separation, taking apart

dis- means separation, taking apart. Latin source words and medical terminology examples: dislocation.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Separation, taking apart

• Latin: dis-

Examples and word parts

dislocation

Displacement of a bone from its normal position at a joint.

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Related good and bad terms

• -alge-, -algesi — Pain

  analgesia

• a-, an- — Without; lacking

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• anti- — Against

  antibody

• contra- — Against

  contraindication

• -dynia — Pain

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• dys- — Difficult, abnormal

  dysphagia

• -eal, -ial — Pertaining to

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• -ectasis — Expansion or dilation

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