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Roots Week 28
dys/equ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| equ | Greek- “equal” |
| equ | Greek “even” |
| equ | Greek “level” |
| equate | (v) to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent. |
| equilibrium | (n) a state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces |
| equity | (n) The quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality. |
| equivocal | (adj) Having two or more possible meanings; not easily understood or explained. |
| equation | (n) a statement that two expressions are equal |
| equitable | (adj) just or fair |
| equator | (n) the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole |
| equitable | (adj) dealing fairly and equally with everyone |
| equillibrium | (n) equal balance between any powers, influences, etc. |
| equillibruim | (n) equality of equality of effect. |
| dys | Greek- “Badly, Ill” |
| dysfunction | (n) Abnormality or impairment in the function of a specified bodily organ or system |
| dysentery | (n) A disease characterized by severe diarrhea with the passage of mucus and blood from the bowels. |
| dyslexia | (n) A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence. |
| dystopia | (n) An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. |
| dysplasia | (n) the enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type, as a developmental disorder or an early stage in the development of cancer |
| dyspnea | (n) difficult or labored breathing |
| dysfunction | deviation from the norms of social behavior in a way regarded as bad. |