Definition of "functioning" []

• Present participle of function. (verb)
• Functional, working (adjective)
• Action of the verb function. (noun)
• Manner by which something functions; the workings. (noun)

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• "After they removed her pancreas, they extracted its islet cells and implanted them into her left forearm, creating what they call a functioning pancreas in her arm."
• "Why is the term 'functioning' alcoholic acceptable, but, if one couples the word functioning with other things, it's sacrilege?"
• "Psychologists and neuropsychologists test memory, attention, language and information processing to assess brain functioning and the need for intervention."