Verified corpus entry

dysphonia

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Prefix dys-, difficult, painful, or abnormal; Combining form phon/o, sound or voice; Suffix -ia, condition; reconstructs dysphonia.

  1. 01PRE / Prefix

    dys-

    Surface: dys

    difficult, painful, or abnormal

  2. 02C/F / Combining form

    phon/o

    Surface: phon

    sound or voice

    Combining vowel o is dropped before the next part.

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -ia

    Surface: ia

    condition

dysphonia

Verified entry

This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.

Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D055154 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

Reference paths

  • dys- — difficult, painful, or abnormal
  • phon/o — sound or voice
  • -ia — condition

Provenance

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  1. Source 1

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    National Library of Medicine

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  2. Source 2

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 1 - Identifying Word Parts

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 4 - Respiratory System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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