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Meaning of "decompensation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECOMPENSATION

decompensation  [diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECOMPENSATION

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decompensation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECOMPENSATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decompensation

In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations.

Definition of decompensation in the English dictionary

The definition of decompensation in the dictionary is inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECOMPENSATION


affixation
ˌæfɪkˈseɪʃən
Alsatian
ælˈseɪʃən
annexation
ˌænɪkˈseɪʃən
cassation
kæˈseɪʃən
cessation
sɛˈseɪʃən
compensation
ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən
condensation
ˌkɒndɛnˈseɪʃən
conversation
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən
dispensation
ˌdɪspɛnˈseɪʃən
extravasation
ɪkˌstrævəˈseɪʃən
fixation
fɪkˈseɪʃən
indexation
ˌɪndɛkˈseɪʃən
laxation
lækˈseɪʃən
luxation
lʌkˈseɪʃən
malversation
ˌmælvɜːˈseɪʃən
pulsation
pʌlˈseɪʃən
relaxation
ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən
sensation
sɛnˈseɪʃən
taxation
tækˈseɪʃən
vexation
vɛkˈseɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECOMPENSATION

decompartmentalisation
decompartmentalise
decompartmentalization
decompartmentalize
decompensate
decomplex
decomposability
decomposable
decompose
decomposed
decomposer
decomposite
decomposition
decompound
decompoundable
decompress
decompression
decompression chamber
decompression illness
decompression sickness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECOMPENSATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of decompensation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decompensation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECOMPENSATION

Find out the translation of decompensation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decompensation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decompensation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失代偿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descompensación
570 millions of speakers

English

decompensation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decompensation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انهيار المعاوضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декомпенсация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

descompensação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডেকোম্পেন্সেস্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décompensation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dekompensasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dekompensation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代償不全
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decompensation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திறனற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विघटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dekompan-
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scompenso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dekompensacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декомпенсація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decompensare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιρρόπησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dekompensasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dekompenserad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekompensasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decompensation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPENSATION»

The term «decompensation» is regularly used and occupies the 58.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECOMPENSATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decompensation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECOMPENSATION»

Discover the use of decompensation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decompensation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Integrative Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: ...
The concept of decompensation refers to the phenomenon of progressive breakdown or erosion of ego functioning when an individual is under stress. In people functioning at a high or neurotic level, decompensation does occur, but only in ...
John D. Preston, John Preston, 2006
2
MasterCases: Spine Surgery
When selective thoracic fusion of a primary right thoracic curve with a compensatory left lumbar curve is performed, a phenomenon known as decompensation has been described. Decompensation results in a translatory shift of the thorax to ...
Alexander R. Vaccaro, 2001
3
Clinical Strabismus Management: Principles and Surgical ...
Some authors have described decompensation as a complication peculiar to the high- AC/A subclass of accommodative esotropia.24 Other studies, however, have not confirmed this observation.28 40 45 Although neglected accommodative ...
Arthur L. Rosenbaum, Alvina Pauline Santiago, 1999
4
Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2013: 5 Books in 1
Abstract[1] Background and Aims: Our aim was to identify predictors of clinical decompensation (defined as the development of ascites, variceal hemorrhage [ VH], or hepatic encephalopathy [HE]) in patients with compensated cirrhosis and  ...
Fred F. Ferri, 2012
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Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2013,5 Books in 1, Expert Consult - ...
Abstract[1] Background and Aims: Our aim was to identify predictors of clinical decompensation (defined as the development of ascites, variceal hemorrhage [ VH], or hepatic encephalopathy [HE]) in patients with compensated cirrhosis and  ...
‎2012
6
Decompensation
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system.
Norton Fausto Garfield, 2011
7
Meniere's Disease 1999 - Update
However, if the shark was submitted to an emotional stimulus, such as threatening it or presenting it with food, it immediately demonstrated decompensation. This would involve bending and rolling towards the denervated side. The second ...
Olivier Sterkers, 2000
8
Research Into Spinal Deformities 7
Results Global Decompensation: Decompensation with Respect to Coronal Balance 152/903 (16.83%) subjects were found to have decompensation with respect to coronal balance (|CB| ≥ 2cm) at 2 years following surgery. Patients with CB ...
Carl-Eric Aubin, Ian A. F. Stokes, H. Labelle, 2010
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Jefferson Heart Institute Handbook of Cardiology
It is imperative to look for causes of a patient's decompensation to help prevent future exacerbations and also look for potential addressable causes that may improve a patient's clinical status. Nonadherence to diet or medication is a common ...
Paul J. Mather, 2010
10
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
HEART FAILURE VALUES FOR 1ST AND 2ND PEAK Values of 1st and 2nd peak calculated in the group with true decompensation with added standard deviation (SD) were used as reference values to identify the risk of true decompensation ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECOMPENSATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decompensation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Victims' kin on Ampatuan Sr.'s hospitalization: independent …
Jamias said the Ampatuan patriarch is “currently being managed as a case of advanced liver cancer with signs of decompensation,” and the ... «Minda News, Jul 15»
2
Trabeculectomy ab interno (trabectome): yet another possibility in …
Nevertheless, despite adequate systemic valganciclovir treatment IOP decompensation is still a problem in PSS. Ab interno trabeculectomy ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
GI Practice Updates for Primary Care Providers
The natural history of chronic hepatitis C. An updated look at rate of progression in cirrhosis and the incidence of decompensation in a large US ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
4
Zaldy Ampatuan allowed to visit ailing Andal Sr. at NKTI
He is currently being managed as a case of advanced liver cancer with signs of decompensation,” the certificate read. “Prognosis is currently ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
5
Andal Ampatuan Sr. has only a few months to live
He is currently being managed as a case of advanced liver cancer with signs of decompensation,” the certificate read. “Prognosis is currently ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
6
Medicine and Public Issues | 30 June 2015
Hepatic decompensation in antiretroviral-treated patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus compared with hepatitis C ... «Annals of Internal Medicine, Jun 15»
7
Pet Care: Recognizing and treating shock in animals
Blood products may be needed, depending on the degree of decompensation. Heat support may be needed. Oxygen support may be needed. «Stockton Record, Jun 15»
8
Conatus Announces Initial Baseline Data From Phase 2b POLT …
... cirrhosis due to HCV who have achieved SVR, because these patients remain at high risk for decompensation, including variceal bleeding. «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
9
Challenges remain in HCV treatment despite advances
... on a liver transplant list may inadvertently be putting them at greater risk for liver decompensation from cirrhosis, even if the infection is cured, ... «Clinical Advisor, Jun 15»
10
Island County sheriff apologizes for jail dehydration death
Staff at the different jails were aware that Farris was mentally ill and showing signs of decompensation, according to the investigation. «HeraldNet, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Decompensation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/decompensation>. May 2024 ».
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