English

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ function.

Noun

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afunction (uncountable)

  1. Lack of function; failure to work properly.
    • 1972, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Medica. Monographia, page 81:
      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.