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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=medicine">medicine</a>, <b>decompensation</b> is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation may occur due to <a href="page.php?w=Fatigue_%28medical%29">fatigue</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Stress_%28biology%29">stress</a>, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used</p><p>
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