Decompensate
//diːˈkɒmpɛnseɪt//
"Decompensate" in a Sentence (2 examples)
The infant whose heart is decompensating has a rapid pulse, rapid respirations, and respiratory distress.
In some cases, the fragile individual, overwhelmed by the implicit demands and expectations for sociability, coherence, and "constructive" behavior, rapidly decompensates, taking flight into psychosis or protective withdrawal.
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