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Organic Disease

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Updated March 05, 2012

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Definition:

Organic disease is the term used to describe any health condition in which there is an observable and measurable disease process (biomarker), e.g. inflammation or tissue damage.

The term is used in contrast to functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), in which no such disease process is visible through standard diagnostic testing.

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