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imbalance

 
Dictionary: im·bal·ance   (ĭm-băl'əns) pronunciation
 
n.

A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.

imbalanced im·bal'anced adj.
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Lack of balance, for example, between antagonistic pairs of muscles, between water and electrolyte, or between the components of a diet.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: imbalance
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Lack of balance; especially lack of balance between muscles, as in insufficiency of ocular muscles.

  • autonomic i. — defective coordination between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, especially with respect to vasomotor activities.
  • sympathetic i. — vagotonia.
  • vasomotor i. — autonomic imbalance.
 
Misspellings: imbalance
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Common misspelling(s) of imbalance

  • inbalance

 
Translations: Imbalance
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uligevægt, ubalance, skævhed, misforhold

Nederlands (Dutch)
onevenwichtigheid

Français (French)
n. - déséquilibre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unausgeglichenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανισορροπία, ανισότητα, δυσαναλογία

Italiano (Italian)
squilibrio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desequilíbrio (m)

Русский (Russian)
неустойчивость

Español (Spanish)
n. - desequilibrio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - obalans (äv. bildl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不平衡, 不均衡

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不平衡, 不均衡

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불균형, 불안정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不均衡, アンバランス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اللا توازن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוסר-איזון‬


 
 

 

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