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functio laesa

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functio /func·tio/ (funk´she-o) [L.] function.
functio lae´sa  loss of function; one of the cardinal signs of inflammation.

func·ti·o lae·sa (fngksh- ls)
n.
The loss of the capacity to function.


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This inflammation response can be quite aggressive, and manifest as the five cardinal signs of inflammation recognized ages ago: redness, heat, swelling, pain and loss of function, classically referred to in Latin as rubor, calor, tumor, dolor, and functio laesa.
 
 
 
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