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How to pronounce “decompensation”
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Pronunciation guide for decompensation
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of decompensation with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Daniel Kraft: How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine
to help detect signs of respiratory decompensation
- Definition summary
- (medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
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How to pronounce decompensation
Daniel Kraft: How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine

to help detect signs of respiratory decompensation
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “decompensation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency, resulting in functional deterioration.
- (psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed or who suffers from a psychological disorder.
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