DYSMORPHIA


Meaning of DYSMORPHIA in English

/ dɪsˈmɔːfiə; NAmE -ˈmɔːrf-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a condition in which a part of the body grows larger than normal

►  dys·morph·ic / dɪsˈmɔːfɪk; NAmE -ˈmɔːrf-/ adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Greek dusmorphia misshapenness, ugliness, from dus- bad + morphē form.

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