The state of not functioning or being unable to perform a normal function or role.
Prefix 'a-' (meaning without, from Greek) combined with 'function' (from Latin 'functio,' meaning performance of a duty). A modern medical and technical term.
Medical professionals and engineers use 'a-' words like 'afunction' and 'atypical' to precisely describe the opposite of normal—it's a shortcut that saves words and increases accuracy in technical writing.
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