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dysfunction

dys·func·tion

UK/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ US/dɪˈsfʌŋkʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

(medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part

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From dys- + function.

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