compensation

compensation definition - medical

com·pen·sa·tion (kŏmˌpən-sāˈshən)

noun
  1. A process in which a tendency for a change in a given direction is counteracted by another change so that the original change is not evident.
  2. An unconscious psychological mechanism by which one tries to make up for imagined or real deficiencies in personality or physical ability.

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