| functional |
An imbalance of response, without permanent tissue damage, and generally reversible.
Ãâó: www.healthsuperstore.com/hni/glossary-f1.asp
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| functional disorder |
A functional disorder refers to a disorder or disease where the primary abnormality is an alteration in the way the body works (physiological function). It characterizes a disorder that generally cannot be diagnosed in a traditional way; that is, as an inflammatory, infectious, or structural abnormality that can be seen by commonly used examination, x-ray, or blood test.
Ãâó: www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/glossary.html
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| functional |
Having an emotional or psychiatric cause.
Ãâó: www.childrenwithchallenges.net/definitions/F.html
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| functional jaw orthopedics |
The form of therapy, usually with activator-type appliances, that utilizes the musculature to create dentofacial changes.
Ãâó: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-f...
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| functional matrix |
A theory, which explains the interrelationship between osteogenesis and local functional demands, proposed by J. Moss.
Ãâó: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-f...
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