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Meanings of dysfunction in English

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disfunção

(Medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group.

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        Usage of dysfunction in English
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        However, the individual components of attention responsible for this dysfunction are unclear.
        Pubmed
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        And the reality dysfunction ability has proved inordinately useful over the years.
        The Neutronium Alchemist
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        Yet that comparison actually reveals the deeper issues underpinning today's political dysfunction.
        The Guardian
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        However, cognitive dysfunction appears even when the patients are receiving L-DOPA treatment.
        Pubmed
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        However, the molecular mechanism responsible for NMDA-induced β-cell dysfunction remains largely obscure.
        Pubmed
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        Context: The risk factors for cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are similar.
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        However, reports of olfactory dysfunction in other cystic kidney diseases are sparse.
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        Results: Similar short-term mortality and primary graft dysfunction were observed between groups.
        Pubmed
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        Models could therefore recreate biosignatures of cognitive dysfunction irrespective of disease state.
        Pubmed
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        Possible side effects include muscle pain, nausea and gas and liver dysfunction.
        Reuters
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        However, relatively few cardiac diseases have been attributed to primary mitochondrial dysfunction.
        Pubmed
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        However, the mechanism for HCV-mediated T-cell dysfunction is yet to be defined.
        Pubmed
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        However, the molecular link between insulin resistance and mitochondrial dysfunction remains undefined.
        Pubmed
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        Testosterone levels had to be extremely low, however, before erectile dysfunction appeared.
        Reuters
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        Anti-inflammatory therapy may thus constitute a novel approach for associated cognitive dysfunction.
        Pubmed
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        A mindful approach can help men with erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
        The Guardian
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        Dysfunction through the time
        Dysfunction across language varieties
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