- failure of the heart muscle to compensate for a valvular or myocardial defect; heart failure
- Psychiatry failure of defense mechanisms in response to stress, resulting in a mental disorder
decompensation
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decompensation
noun
- Medicine The inability of a bodily organ or system, especially the circulatory system, to maintain adequate physiological function in the presence of disease.
- Psychology The inability to maintain defense mechanisms in response to stress, resulting in personality disturbance or psychological imbalance.
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- de·com′pen·sate′
verb
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Noun
(plural decompensations)
- (medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
- (psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder.
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decompensation - Medical Definition
n.
- Medicine The inability of a bodily organ or system, especially the circulatory system, to maintain adequate physiological function in the presence of disease.
- Psychology The inability to maintain defense mechanisms in response to stress, resulting in personality disturbance or psychological imbalance.
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- de·com′pen·sate′
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