organic disorder

• Termo médico que designa um transtorno mental ou físico causado por uma alteração fisiológica detectável em tecidos ou órgãos do corpo, em contraste com um transtorno funcional. Refere-se a condições com base orgânica ou estrutural comprovada.

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.

   Transtorno orgânico

   • 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.