Dysbiosis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body. countable, uncountable

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dysbacteriosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and βίωσις (bíōsis, “way of living”); the intended meaning of the compound word is contrasted with symbiosis - a relationship of mutual benefit. By surface analysis, dys- + -biosis.

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