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disfunzione

dysfunction

noun dees-foon-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Disfunzione follows the regular -zione (feminine) pattern. It appears in medical contexts (disfunzione erettile, erectile dysfunction) and administrative/social ones (disfunzione burocratica, bureaucratic dysfunction). The prefix dis- signals negation or disorder, parallel to English 'dys-'. Plural: disfunzioni.

Examples

"Il medico ha diagnosticato una disfunzione cardiaca."

Natural Translation

The doctor diagnosed a cardiac dysfunction.

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