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Noun: dysfunction  dis'fúngk-shun
  1. (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
    "sexual relationship dysfunction"; "erectile dysfunction";
    - disfunction

Derived forms: dysfunctions

Type of: pathology

Encyclopedia: Dysfunction