imbalance - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • hormone: So, the HRT proposes to treat the imbalance of these two hormones via medicines.
  • humor: The imbalance of humors was thought to be the direct cause of all diseases.

Converse of object

  • redress: The book looks to redress the imbalance of Paul being second fiddle to Lennon's genius.
  • rectify: This article, therefore, aims to address this topic and, to some extent, rectify the imbalance.
  • correct: He called for a " new world order " to correct economic imbalances.
  • exacerbate: The last thing we should be doing is using billions to exacerbate that imbalance.
  • worsen: That means no big tax give-aways, which would only stoke consumer demand and worsen the economic imbalances presently being experienced.
  • perceive: Amendments introduced by the Enterprise Act 2002 sought to redress the perceived imbalance in favor of the bankrupt.

Preposition: in

  • brain: A chemical imbalance in the brain might be a factor.

Adjective modifier

  • hormonal: Could a hormonal imbalance be to blame for your symptoms?
  • allelic: Allelic imbalance in cell lines cannot be assessed in the same way as in tumor / normal tissue specimens.
  • chromosomal: Comparative genomic hybridization findings showed chromosomal imbalances in 9 of 12 cases of choriocarcinoma.
  • biochemical: Probably not in the case of dealing with biochemical imbalances.
  • submicroscopic: This allows the simultaneous analysis of every chromosome for submicroscopic chromosome imbalances using only a single slide per patient.
  • muscular: Both styles will help you to correct muscular imbalances, promote optimal alignment.

Noun used with modifier

  • electrolyte: I mean, there should be blood, fluid, electrolyte imbalances.
  • hormone: There should be no more stigma attached to them than aspirin - you are just treating a brain hormone imbalance.
  • gender: Two things seem to hide the gender imbalance in villages.
  • muscle: Testing for muscle imbalances is an art in itself.
  • chemical: A chemical imbalance in the brain might be a factor.

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