Organic disease

Organic disease

An organic disease is one which involves or affects physiology or bodily organs. A disease in which there is a physiological change to some tissue or organ of the body.

Organic disease may also be used to mean a condition that is not caused by an infection.

The term "Organic Cause" also features in Obesity disorders, where for example "Regulatory Obesity" is a failure to regulate food intake but with no organic cause, where as Metabolic Obesity involves an organic cause.

In neuropsychology the concept of an organic condition, as opposed to functional causes, is less used now than traditionally (for example Organic brain syndrome), but may still crop up in debates over certain thorny issues, such as Functional neurological deficit.

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v · d · eHuman systems and organs
TA 2–4:
MS
Bone (Carpus · Collar bone (clavicle) · Thigh bone (femur) · Fibula · Humerus · Mandible · Metacarpus · Metatarsus · Ossicles · Patella · Phalanges · Radius · Skull (cranium) · Tarsus · Tibia · Ulna · Rib · Vertebra · Pelvis · Sternum) · Cartilage
TA 5–11:
splanchnic/
viscus
mostly
Thoracic
TA 12–16
peripheral (Artery, Vein, Lymphatic vessel) · Heart
primary (Bone marrow, Thymus) · secondary (Spleen, Lymph node)
Blood
(Non-TA)
General anatomy: systems and organs, regional anatomy, planes and lines, superficial axial anatomy, superficial anatomy of limbs
v · Hierarchy of life



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  • organic disease —    A disease that started as, or became, impairment of structure or tissue. The smoker may have coughing and shortness of breath for years, and suffer from functional disorders; when the smoker gets emphysema, it is an organic disease …   Herbal-medical glossary

  • organic disease — disease of living tissue …   English contemporary dictionary

  • organic disease — Pathol. a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease). [1835 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • organic disease — /ɔˌgænɪk dəˈziz/ (say aw.ganik duh zeez) noun a disease in which there is a structural alteration (opposed to functional disease) …  

  • organic disease — a disease associated with demonstrable change in a bodily organ or tissue …   Medical dictionary

  • Organic — Or*gan ic, a. [L. organicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Organic analysis — Organic Or*gan ic, a. [L. organicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Organic chemistry — Organic Or*gan ic, a. [L. organicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. organique.] 1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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