Etymology

decompensation

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Today it means: The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration. Full definition →

English compensation ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcompensation
  8. English todaydecompensation

From de- + compensation.

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