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Dysfunction - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dysfunction : (noun)
1: (medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or
body part [syn: disfunction]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dysfunction : Dysfunction: Difficult function or abnormal function.
There is, for example: - Constitutional hepatic dysfunction, (familial nonhemolytic jaundice),
- Dental dysfunction (abnormal functioning of dental structures),
- Minimal brain dysfunction
(attention deficit disorder),
- Placental dysfunction (dysmature placenta),
- Psychosexual dysfunction, and
- Sexual dysfunction (a disturbance of sexual functioning).
Erectile dysfunction has become a common term thanks to the advent (and advertising) of Viagra. Erectile dysfunction is a consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual
intercourse.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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