"disrupt functioning" is correct and usable in written English.
Generally, this phrase is used to describe something that interferes with the normal operation of a system or process. For example, "The construction in the area will disrupt functioning at the local grocery store."
By virtue of their size, these particles can enter and disrupt functioning of cellular organelles [11].
The tumors cause disfigurement and pain and can disrupt functioning in nearby organs.
treatment was often [viewed to be] worse than the illness… [The descriptions] refer to intense physical struggles that certainly disrupt functioning, which in turn impacts the way posters feel about themselves, and the medication they are taking.
Pestello and Davis-Burman, who studied attitudes of persons using anti-depressants, conclude that: treatment was often [viewed to be] worse than the illness… [The descriptions] refer to intense physical struggles that certainly disrupt functioning, which in turn impacts the way posters feel about themselves, and the medication they are taking.
Depressive symptoms sufficient to disrupt functioning have been estimated to occur in 5-25% of women after delivery [ 6].
However, further studies, using for example repetitive TMS to disrupt functioning of the articulatory motor cortex, are needed to investigate the causal role of the sensorimotor processes in speechreading.
Injuries to their avascular inner regions do not heal, disrupt function, and increase the risk for knee osteoarthritis.
Expression of this construct rescued a bah-1 mutation, indicating that the modification did not disrupt function.
Mutation of any of these to a nonhydrophobic residue is very likely to affect structure and disrupt function.
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was used to disrupt function in the right cerebellum, a region implicated in language [8].
Drusen disrupt the normal tissue architecture, disrupt function by impeding transport between the RPE and choroid, and are sites of activation of the complement system [ 11, 12].
