dysfunction

variants also disfunction

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Recent Examples of dysfunction These include celiac disease, pelvic floor dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, hormonal imbalances such as hypothyroidism, metabolic disorders like diabetes, neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or even certain cancers. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 What’s at stake extends beyond bureaucratic dysfunction to measurable harm. Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 In an exclusive first trailer (see below), indigenous Sami traditions, modern-day expectations, and a healthy dose of familial dysfunction combine for hilariously chaotic results. Penelope Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025 United’s decade-plus of footballing dysfunction owes a partial debt to hiring processes that can make sense in the moment, but leave head coaches overexposed. Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dysfunction
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Noun
  • Those drugs, which target rare diseases, and some newer cancer treatments are part of the reason Sun Life Financial covered 47 claims last year that cost over $3 million.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Certain health conditions, including liver disease, cancer, diabetes or HIV, or immunosuppressants, raise the risk for severe illness.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These include celiac disease, pelvic floor dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, hormonal imbalances such as hypothyroidism, metabolic disorders like diabetes, neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or even certain cancers.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There is no credible scientific evidence that acetaminophen causes autism or that leucovorin (a derivative of folic acid) can prevent the disorder, as the HHS report purportedly will suggest, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025

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