funct-, fungi- +
(Latin: to perform, to execute, to discharge; performance, service, execution)
hypofunction, hypofunctional
1. In medicine, diminished or insufficient activity or production (in a gland or other part of the body).
2. The underactivity of a gland or other bodily organ.
3. Reduced, low, or inadequate function.
malfunction
1. Faulty, abnormal, or bad functioning.
2. To fail to function properly or normally, or stop functioning altogether, usually because of a fault or bad design.
3. A disordered, inadequate, or abnormal function.
malfunctioning
1. Not performing or able to perform a regular function.
2. Faulty functioning.
misfunction
Failure to function or to function improperly.
modulation transfer function
A measure of the efficiency of an imaging system in transferring the details of an object to those of the image.
multifunction, multifunctional
Having or fulfilling many functions.
nonfunctional
Not performing nor able to perform a regular function.
orgasmic dysfunction
Failure to achieve orgasm (climax) during sexual intercourse.
perfunctorily
In a set manner without serious attention.
perfunctoriness
1. Negligent performance; carelessness.
2. As a formality only.
3. Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.
perfunctory
1. Done as a matter of duty or custom, without thought, attention, or genuine feeling.
2. Done hastily or superficially.
perfuncturate
1. To perform in a perfunctory manner.
2. To do something in a negligent way.
psychological function
An ongoing behavior or mental activity that contributes to some adaptation of the organism as a whole to the conditions of its surroundings.
It is analogous to the physiologic function of an organ; such as, the secretion of thyroxin by the thyroid gland; therefore, learning and the operation of the sensory processes underlying distance perception are held to be psychological functions of the cerebral cortex
underfunction
Primarily in medicine, to have a diminished capacity for acting, performing, or responding.
unfunctional
1. Not related to or suitable for everyday needs or activities.
2. Unable to function or to do what is normally done.
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