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functional disease
noun
, Pathology.
- a disease in which there is an abnormal change in the function of an organ, but no structural alteration in the tissues involved ( organic disease ).
functional disease
noun
- See organic diseasea disease in which there is no observable change in the structure of an organ or part Compare organic disease
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Word History and Origins
Origin of functional disease1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
Pruritus is a functional disease of the skin, the sole symptom of which is itching, there being no structural change.
From Project Gutenberg
When we have to deal in practice with a case of functional disease, discrimination is obligatory from the standpoint of prognosis.
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