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decompensation definition

de·com·pen·sa·tion (dē käm′pən sā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. failure of the heart muscle to compensate for a valvular or myocardial defect; heart failure
  2. Psychiatry failure of defense mechanisms to prevent a mental disorder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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