"chemical imbalance" meaning in All languages combined

See chemical imbalance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chemical imbalances [plural]
Etymology: The sense "mental illness" is due to the fact that some mental illnesses are caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemical imbalance (plural chemical imbalances)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chemical, imbalance. Related terms: chemically imbalanced
    Sense id: en-chemical_imbalance-en-noun-P74VF0MJ
  2. (euphemistic) Mental illness. Tags: euphemistic Translations (Translations): desbalance químico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-chemical_imbalance-en-noun-IwZxFgRL Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 100

Inflected forms

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