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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: dysmorphia Buffalo Shrdlu #192101 07/27/10 03:32 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA Dysmorphia is derived from two Greek roots. "Dys" means "bad or unlucky" http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dys- "morphe" means "shape or form" "Dysmorphia" therefore means "bad shape. It does appear to be related as a cousin to morphine. According to http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=morphine morphine is derived from "Morpheus" the Greek god of dreams, but But "Morpheus" is also derived from morphe, presumably because in dreams we see the form of things. If the effects of related products like oxycodone and vicodin are any indication, morphine makes one very sleepy. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,328 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 (), 721 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,539 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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