afunction en · NOUN
Etymology
From a- + function.
Meanings
-
(uncountable) Lack of function; failure to work properly.
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.
1972, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Medica. Monographia, page 81: