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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dysmorphia #192097 07/27/10 02:18 PM Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 WA O Olephredd OP stranger OP Olephredd stranger O Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 2 WA My various dictionaries don't include the word "dysmorphia." Does anyone know the literal definition? Does it derive from "morphine" as "morphia" does? Ian McEwan uses it in his new novel "Solar," but his usage doesn't seem to relate to "morphine. Thanks in advance for any help. Olephredd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted dysmorphia Olephredd 07/27/10 02:18 PM Re: dysmorphia Buffalo Shrdlu 07/27/10 02:24 PM Re: dysmorphia TheFallibleFiend 07/27/10 03:32 PM Re: dysmorphia zmjezhd 07/27/10 06:07 PM Re: dysmorphia tsuwm 07/27/10 06:49 PM Re: dysmorphia doc_comfort 08/12/10 03:13 AM Re: dysmorphia TheFallibleFiend 07/27/10 07:44 PM Re: dysmorphia Jackie 07/28/10 03:03 AM Re: dysmorphia LukeJavan8 07/27/10 04:48 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,330 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,577 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,541 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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