underfunctionn.
Chiefly Medicine.
= hypofunction n. at hypo- prefix 2. Hence as v. intransitive, to exhibit underfunction; to have a diminished capacity for acting and responding; underˈfunctioning n.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)]
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underfunction1941
the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > disordered state
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underfunction1941
underfunctioning1941
1941 Trans. Assoc. Amer. Physicians 56 51 The adrenal cortex is underfunctioning because of pituitary disease.
1941 Trans. Assoc. Amer. Physicians 56 51 The term ‘hypoleydigism’ is defined as underfunction of the cells of Leydig of the male gonad.
1964 J. M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. vi. 74 The person suffering from a behaviour disorder is usually ineffective, underfunctioning in his work and social relations.
1979 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Dec. 1582/2 It is not uncommon to diagnose pathological underfunctioning in the presence of values which may be above average for the population but which are known..to fall below the norm for that particular individual.
1981 Pharmacopsychiatria XIV. 3 An underfunction of nonadrenergic synaptic transmission in depression.
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