Dysfunction

Dysfunction or dysfunction is the Greek - Latin name for a functional disorder that is used in various sciences, such as sociology and philosophy .

In medicine , the term is often used to denote a pathological, i.e. missing or deficient function:

• Sexual dysfunction
  • Erectile dysfunction as a form of sexual dysfunction and new term for impotence
• Craniomandibular dysfunction as an umbrella term for disorders of the human chewing apparatus
• Frontostriatal circuit to refer to the disorder of neural control circuits in the brain , the main components of the striatum and the frontal lobe are
• Left ventricular dysfunction as a term for the disturbed ejection function of the left ventricle
• Endothelial dysfunction (or Endothelialdysfunktion ), in which the endothelial cells of blood vessels no longer fully perform their function
• Dysfunctional bleeding as the gynecological bleeding that occurs when there are hormonal irregularities
• Placental dysfunction as an alternative term for placental insufficiency during pregnancy
• Familial autonomic dysfunction ( syn. : Familiar Dys autonomy , Sensible hereditary neuropathy type III ) as an alternative name for the familial dysautonomia
• Dysfunctio pluriglandularis dolorosa as an alternative name for Curtius syndrome
• Multi-dysfunction : multiple functional disorders / disabilities of a person according to the ICF model
• "Harmful Dysfunction" approach , important philosophical concept for the definition of mental disorders

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