disfunction

[dis-fuhngk-shuh n]

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noun

dysfunction.

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Origin of disfunction

by confusion of dys- with dis-¹

Related formsdis·func·tion·al, adjective

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Word Origin and History for disfunction

n.

1927, variant of dysfunction (q.v.).

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disfunction in Medicine

disfunction

(dĭs-fŭngk′shən)

n.

Variant ofdysfunction

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