organ property; organic mechanism; constitution
Medical term referring to the inherent structural or functional characteristics of an organ, or the organic basis of a condition. Used in clinical contexts to distinguish organic from functional disorders.
This symptom is not due to an organic abnormality.
It is necessary to distinguish between organic and functional diseases.
Compound of 器 (organ, vessel) and 質 (quality, nature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern medical Japanese.