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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are dysfunction" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be a fragment and lacks proper context or structure to convey a clear meaning.
Example: "The symptoms we observed are dysfunction in the system."
Alternatives: "are malfunction" or "are disarray".
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are dysfunction
noun
A failure to function in an expected or complete manner. Usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (e.g. erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
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The most important reasons for rampant obesity are dysfunction not within our individual bodies, but at the level of the body politic.
Chief among these abnormalities are dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, particularly complex I, and the production of reactive oxygen species (Henchcliffe and Beal 2008).
The inclusion criteria are: dysfunction or pain on abduction, normal passive glenohumeral range of motion, pain on at least one of two isometric tests (abduction and/or external rotation) and a positive Hawkins impingement sign [ 21].
It is worth pointing out that many activating pathways in WKY are diminished in GK rats at 4w, suggesting that those pathways in the liver important to keep glucose metabolism homeostasis are dysfunction at very early stages of diseases.
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What is dysfunction?
Nor is dysfunction confined to the Home Office.
"In any terrorist group, there's dysfunction, usually some jealousy.
"It was dysfunction with him at the helm before, but it's paralyzed now," Mr. Giannoulias said.
"Hey, I came from a family where there was dysfunction," he said.
The most widely accepted theory is dysfunction of the hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal axis [15, 44 47].
This is not compromise -- this is dysfunction.
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