dysbiosis

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noun

A medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body.

Similar
dysbacteriosis
Opposite
eubiosis
OriginAncient Greek δυσ- →
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Meanings

noundysbiosis (countable and uncountable, plural dysbioses)

plural dysbioses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body.

    Synonyms: dysbacteriosis · Antonyms: eubiosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body.

Similar
dysbacteriosis
Opposite
eubiosis
Also see
dysbacteriosis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδυσ-“bad”
  2. Englishdysbiosis

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and βίωσις (bíōsis, “way of living”); the intended meaning of the compound word is contrasted with symbiosis - a relationship of mutual benefit. By surface analysis, dys- + -biosis.

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Translations

Arabic اِخْتِلَال التَّوَازُنِ ٱلْبَكْتِيرِيِّ
  • اِخْتِلَال التَّوَازُنِ ٱلْبَكْتِيرِيِّ (iḵtilāl at-tawāzuni l-baktīriyyi)medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Chinese Mandarin 生态失调
  • 生态失调 (Shēngtài shītiáo)medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Dutch dysbiose
  • dysbiosemedical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Finnish dysbioosi
  • dysbioosimedical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
German Dysbiose
  • Dysbiosemedical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Greek δυσβίωση
  • δυσβίωση (dysvíosi)medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Polish dysbioza
  • dysbiozamedical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
Russian дисбио́з
  • дисбио́з (disbióz)medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
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dysbiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysbiosis

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Chicago

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