decompensate

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Synonyms: compensate, decompensated

Antonyms: compensate, decompensated

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|medicine|psychology|of a bodily organ or mental state}} To [[deteriorate]] in function due to an inability to invoke [[normal]] [[defensive]] [[mechanism]]s that [[compensate]] for [[ailment]]s and other [[stress]]es.

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