Etymology

dyssynchrony

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Today it means: A medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized. Full definition →

English synchrony ← New Latin dys- ← Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Englishsynchrony
  8. English todaydyssynchrony

From dys- + synchrony.

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