decompensation
de·com·pen·sa·tion
D0078200 (dē′kŏm-pən-sā′shən)decompensation
(diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən)de•com•pen•sa•tion
(ˌdi kɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən)n.
单词 | decompensation |
释义 | decompensationde·com·pen·sa·tionD0078200 (dē′kŏm-pən-sā′shən)decompensation(diːˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən)de•com•pen•sa•tion(ˌdi kɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən)n. Decompensationdecompensation[dē‚käm·pən′sā·shən]Decompensationdisturbance of the activity of an organ, a system of organs, or the entire organism, as a result of exhaustion or disruption of its adaptive mechanisms. Harmful influences that cause significant changes in the organism disturb the constant equilibrium between the organism and the external environment. After some time, the organism adapts itself to the new conditions of existence (for example, the heart muscle hypertrophies when there are heart defects) and equilibrium is restored—that is, compensation occurs. When there is compensation, the organ (or system) works under an increased load, as a result of which it succumbs more readily to harmful influences. decompensationdecompensation[de″kom-pen-sa´shun]de·com·pen·sa·tion(dē'kom-pen-sā'shŭn), Avoid substituting this word for deterioration or failure in cases where there has been no previous compensation.decompensation(dē′kŏm-pən-sā′shən)decompensationMedtalk An acute exacerbation or worsening of a clinical condition–eg schizophrenia, renal failure, liver failure, which had been held in check by compensatory mechanisms Psychiatry The exacerbation of a mental condition–eg schizophrenia, that occurs when corrective mechanisms cannot maintain the individual at an optimal level of functioning; the deterioration of existing defenses, leading to an exacerbation of pathologic behavior. See Nervous breakdown.de·com·pen·sa·tion(dē-kom'pĕn-sā'shŭn)decompensation |
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