"decompensation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: decompensations [plural]
Etymology: From de- + compensation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|compensation}} de- + compensation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decompensation (countable and uncountable, plural decompensations)
  1. (medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (inability of an organ to compensate): 失代償 (Chinese Mandarin), 失代偿 (shīdàicháng) (Chinese Mandarin), kompensoimaton vajaatoiminta (Finnish), dekompensaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-decompensation-en-noun-gKTybU7t Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'inability of an organ to compensate': 97 3
  2. (psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (deterioration of functionality in a person): 失代償 (Chinese Mandarin), 失代偿 (shīdàicháng) (Chinese Mandarin), dekompensaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-decompensation-en-noun-mqFpwEXu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 83 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'deterioration of functionality in a person': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decompensate

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