官能症 (guān néng zhēng) — functional disease; functional disorder
Definition
A medical term for a functional disorder — symptoms with no detectable organic cause, as opposed to 器质性疾病 (organic disease). The problem is in how an organ functions, not its structure.
noun
functional diseasefunctional disorder
Examples
- 官能症，。Yī shēng shuō tā dé de shì yì zhǒng guān néng zhēng, bú shì qì zhì xìng jí bìng.The doctor said he has a functional disease, not an organic one.
- 官能症。Zhè zhǒng guān néng zhēng de zhèng zhuàng huì suí zhe qíng xù bō dòng ér biàn huà.The symptoms of this functional disorder change with emotional fluctuations.
- 官能症。Zhì liáo guān néng zhēng tōng cháng xū yào xīn lǐ hé yào wù xiāng jié hé.Treating a functional disease usually requires a combination of psychological therapy and medication.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head
The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.
官能 (organ function) + 症 (disease), naming a disorder of functioning rather than visible damage.
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