Disrupted
Disrupted
Disrupted (/dɪsˈrʌptɪd/), from the Latin disruptus, meaning "broken apart", is a term often used in the medical field to describe a process or state that has been interrupted or disturbed.
Medical Usage
In medicine, the term "disrupted" is often used to describe a condition where normal function or process has been interrupted or disturbed. This can apply to a wide range of medical conditions, from disrupted sleep patterns in sleep disorders, to disrupted blood flow in cardiovascular diseases, to disrupted neural pathways in neurological disorders.
Related Terms
- Disruption: The act of causing disorder or turmoil.
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders: A group of psychiatric disorders characterized by persistent patterns of behavioral disruption or violation of the rights and expectations of others.
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: A childhood condition of extreme irritability, anger, and frequent, intense temper outbursts.
- Disruptive Innovation: An innovation that creates a new market and value network and eventually disrupts an existing market and value network, displacing established market-leading firms, products, and alliances.
Etymology
The term "disrupted" comes from the Latin word disruptus, which is the past participle of disrumpere, meaning "to break or burst asunder". It entered the English language in the mid-17th century and has been used in the medical field to describe a variety of conditions and processes that have been interrupted or disturbed.
Pronunciation
The term "disrupted" is pronounced as /dɪsˈrʌptɪd/.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Disrupted
- Wikipedia's article - Disrupted
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