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Functio laesa


Functio laesa is a term used in medicine to refer to a loss of function or a disturbance of function.

It was identified as the fifth sign of acute inflammation by Galen, who added it to the four signs identified by Celsus (, , , and ).

The attribution to Galen is disputed, and has variously been attributed to Thomas Sydenham and Rudolf Virchow.



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