disequilibrium

noun dis·equi·lib·ri·um \(ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈli-brē-əm, -ˌe-kwə-\

: a loss or lack of balance

Full Definition of DISEQUILIBRIUM

: loss or lack of equilibrium

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1840

Medical Dictionary

noun dis·equi·lib·ri·um \(ˌ)dis-ˌē-kwə-ˈlib-rē-əm, -ˌek-wə-\

plural dis·equi·lib·ri·ums or dis·equi·lib·ria \-rē-ə\

: loss or lack of equilibrium <ionic disequilibrium in a resting nerve cell> <emotional disequilibrium>

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