NOUN | state | dysfunction, disfunction | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group |
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Sounds | dihsfah'ngkshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group. | |
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Synonym | disfunction | |
Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
Narrower | erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction, ED | impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis |
paralysis, palsy | Loss of the ability to move a body part | |
Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
Spanish | disfunción | |
Catalan | disfunció | |
Adjectives | dysfunctional | impaired in function |
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