afunction

noun

afunction

noun

Etymology From a- + function.

1

Lack of function; failure to work properly.

After six months a check-up examination demonstrated diastolic hypertension and the renogram revealed a total afunction of the right kidney which was probably due to a radiation damage and represented the cause of hypertension.1972, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Medica. Monographia, page 81:

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