organic disorder

• Término médico que designa un trastorno mental o físico causado por una alteración fisiológica detectable en los tejidos u órganos del cuerpo, a diferencia de un trastorno funcional.

A medical term referring to a mental or physical condition caused by a detectable physiological change in the body's tissues or organs, as opposed to a functional disorder.

1. Medical condition with physical causeC1formal

   A disorder or disease that has a known physical or structural cause in the body, such as damage to an organ or tissue, as opposed to a functional or psychological origin.

   trastorno orgánico

   • The patient was diagnosed with an organic disorder of the liver.
   • Unlike functional disorders, an organic disorder can often be seen on a scan.
   • The doctor explained that the memory loss was due to an organic disorder, not stress.