organic disease

noun Pathology.

a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease).

Origin of organic disease

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby organic disease

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British Dictionary definitions for organic disease

organic disease

noun

any disease in which there is a physical change in the structure of an organ or part Compare functional disease

Medical definitions for organic disease

organic disease

n.

A disease in which there is a structural change to some tissue or organ of the body.