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compensatory
(redirected from compensatory hypertrophy)

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com·pen·sate  (kmpn-st)
v. com·pen·sat·ed, com·pen·sat·ing, com·pen·sates
v.tr.
1. To offset; counterbalance.
2. To make satisfactory payment or reparation to; recompense or reimburse: Management compensated us for the time we worked.
3. To stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold content in order to counterbalance price variations.
v.intr.
To serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance.

[Latin compnsre, compnst- : com-, com- + pnsre, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

compen·sative (kmpn-stv, km-pns-tv) adj.
compen·sator n.
com·pensa·tory (km-pns-tôr, -tr) adj.
Translations
compensatory [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtərɪ]
A. ADJcompensatorio
B. CPD compensatory damages NPLindemnización fsing por daños y perjuicios
compensatory finance Nfinanciación f compensatoria
compensatory [ˌkɒmpənˈseɪtəri] adj
[damages, payments] → compensateur/trice
[measures, programme] → compensatoire
compensatory
adjkompensierend, ausgleichend; educationkompensatorisch; (Psych) → kompensatorisch
compensatory [kəmˈpɛnsətrɪ] adjcompensativo/a


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Examination revealed a widely patent right nasal airway and compensatory hypertrophy of the middle turbinate (figure, A).
Two factors known to contribute to turbinate hypertrophy or enlargement include compensatory hypertrophy (opposite a deviated septum) and chronic rhinitis of vasomotor, medicamentous, or allergic origin.
 
 
 
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