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decompensatory

decompensatory adjective: relating to decompensation.

Adjective

decompensatory (not comparable)

  1. Relating to decompensation.
    • It is, therefore, of major importance to understand key events in the progression from a compensatory left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction to a decompensatory LV systolic dysfunction and HF.2015 July 7, Yunlong Hou et al., “Animal Models and “Omics” Technologies for Identification of Novel Biomarkers and Drug Targets to Prevent Heart Failure”, in BioMed Research International, volume...

Origin of decompensatory

From de- + compensatory.

Questions about decompensatory

What does decompensatory mean?
Decompensatory means relating to decompensation.
What part of speech is decompensatory?
Decompensatory is an adjective.

Words near decompensatory in the dictionary

  1. decompensated
  2. decompensates
  3. decompensating
  4. decompensation
  5. decompensations
  6. decompensatory
  7. decompilable
  8. decompilation
  9. decompilations
  10. decompile
  11. decompiled

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