a disease in which there is no observable change in the structure of an organ or part
Compare organic disease
functional disease in American English
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 (opposed to organic disease)
Word origin
[1870–75]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, fifth wheel, immobilize, linkage, washout
Examples of 'functional disease' in a sentence
functional disease
Most studies on intestinal glutathione focus on oxidative stress reduction without considering functional disease outcome.
Vink Carolien, Schonewille Arjan J, van Ampting Marleen TJ, Brummer Robert, Meer Roelof,Bovee-Oudenhoven Ingeborg MJ 2009, 'Intestinal barrier function in response to abundant or depleted mucosal glutathionein Salmonella-infected rats', BMC Physiologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6793/9/6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)