decompensation
[ dee-kom-puh n-sey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdi kɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən /
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noun
Medicine/Medical. the inability of a diseased heart to compensate for its defect.
Psychology. a loss of ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
Nearby words
- decolorize,
- decolour,
- decommission,
- decommit,
- decompensate,
- decompose,
- decomposed,
- decomposer,
- decomposition,
- decompound
Origin of decompensation
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Digitalis, when the cardiac tone is low and decompensation is present.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
decompensation
/ (diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən) /
noun
pathol inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
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decompensation
1900, from de- + compensation.
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decompensation
[ dē′kŏm-pən-sā′shən ]
n.
Failure of the heart to maintain adequate blood circulation, marked by labored breathing, engorged blood vessels, and edema.
The appearance or exacerbation of a mental disorder due to failure of defense mechanisms.
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