afunction

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noun

Lack of function; failure to work properly.

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Meanings

nounafunction (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLack 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

Origin

From a- + function.

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APA

afunction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afunction

MLA

“afunction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afunction. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afunction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afunction.

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