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organic disease
(redirected from Organic cause)

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organic disease
n
(Medicine / Pathology) any disease in which there is a physical change in the structure of an organ or part Compare functional disease


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And while requisite testing often serves to discern an organic cause of dysfunction (celiac, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, etc.
The disorder is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause.
The most important organic causes are cardiovascular disease and diabetes, neurological problems (for example, trauma from prostatectomy surgery), hormonal insufficiencies (hypogonadism) and drug side effects.
 
 
 
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