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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdecompensato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: decompensato
"Il paziente è arrivato in ospedale in condizioni scompensate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of a bodily organ or system, failing to maintain functional balance or integrity under physiological or pathological stress.
"The patient presented with a acutely decompensated heart failure requiring immediate medical intervention." - 2
Of a person or psychological state, no longer able to maintain normal psychological defense mechanisms and coping strategies when faced with excessive stress.
"Under the immense pressure of the crisis, his mental state decompensated rapidly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'de-' (denoting reversal or removal) combined with 'compensate', originating from the Latin 'compensare' (to weigh against, counterbalance). The medical and psychological senses developed in the 20th century to describe the failure of an organ, physiological system, or mental defense mechanism to maintain homeostasis or function under stress.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Decompensated" is said worldwide
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décompensé
Transliteration: decompense
"Le patient présente un état cardiaque décompensé."
dekompensiert
Transliteration: dekompensiert
"Der Patient kam mit einer dekompensierten Herzinsuffizienz ins Krankenhaus."
decompensato
Transliteration: decompensato
"Il paziente è arrivato in ospedale in condizioni scompensate."
descompensado
Transliteration: descompensado
"El paciente ingresó con un cuadro clínico descompensado."
descompensado
Transliteration: descompensado
"O paciente apresentava insuficiência cardíaca descompensada."
असंतुलित
Transliteration: asantulit
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"रोगी की स्थिति असंतुलित हो गई है।"
失代偿的
Transliteration: shī dàicháng de
Script: 中文汉字
"该患者被诊断为失代偿性心力衰竭。"
대상부전의
Transliteration: daesangbujeon-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"환자는 대상부전 상태의 심부전 증상을 보였다."
非代償性の
Transliteration: hidaishōsei no
Script: 日本語
"患者は非代償性心不全を発症した。"
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