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FUNCTIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Designed for or capable of a particular function or use
Example:
functional architecture
Classified under:
Similar:
structural (affecting or involved in structure or construction)
useful; utilitarian (having a useful function)
Also:
serviceable (ready for service or able to give long service)
Attribute:
function; purpose; role; use (what something is used for)
Antonym:
nonfunctional (not having or performing a function)
Derivation:
functionality (capable of serving a purpose well)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
Example:
a functional set of brakes
Synonyms:
functional; operative; running; working
Classified under:
Similar:
functioning (performing or able to perform its regular function)
Derivation:
functionality (capable of serving a purpose well)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Involving or affecting function rather than physiology
Example:
functional deafness
Classified under:
Adjectives
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Antonym:
organic (involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Designed for or adapted to a function or use
Example:
functional architecture
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
practical (concerned with actual use or practice)
Derivation:
functionality (capable of serving a purpose well)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Fit or ready for use or service
Example:
the dishwasher is now in working order
Synonyms:
functional; operable; operational; usable; useable
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
serviceable (ready for service or able to give long service)
Derivation:
functionality (capable of serving a purpose well)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
Example:
delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
function (what something is used for)
Context examples:
The expression of DLL4 is highly restricted to the vascular endothelium; DLL4/Notch signaling is required for the development of functional tumor blood vessels.
(Anti-DLL4 Monoclonal Antibody MEDI0639, NCI Thesaurus)
The transcripts from this fusion gene do not produce functional apolipoproteins.
(APOA1/APOC3 Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A layer occurring in the endometrial lining of the uterus which is adjacent to the myometrium and below the functional layer.
(Basal Layer of the Endometrium, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele encodes putative macrophage-stimulating protein MSTP9, a non-functional member of the peptidase S1 family.
(MST1L wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Cells are the fundamental, structural, and functional units of living organisms.
(Murine Cell Types, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Functional pancreatic endocrine cancers make extra amounts of these hormones, which can cause symptoms.
(Pancreatic endocrine cancer, NCI Dictionary)
A functional area or structure in a cell that is not enclosed in a membrane.
(Nonmembranous Cytoplasmic Organelle, NCI Thesaurus)
Functional pancreatic endocrine tumors make extra amounts of these hormones, which can cause symptoms.
(Pancreatic endocrine tumor, NCI Dictionary)
Functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors make extra amounts of these hormones, which can cause symptoms.
(Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, NCI Dictionary)
The essential or functional elements of an organ.
(Parenchyma, NCI Dictionary)
