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im⋅bal⋅ance

[im-bal-uhns]
–noun
1. the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
2. faulty muscular or glandular coordination.

Origin:
1895–1900; im- 2 + balance
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im·bal·ance   (ĭm-bāl'əns)   
n.  A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.
im·bal'anced adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: im·bal·ance
Pronunciation: (')im-'bal-&n(t)s
Function: noun
: lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibriumor out of proportion: as a : loss of parallel relation between the optical axes of the eyes caused by faulty action of the extrinsic muscles and often resulting in diplopia b : absence of biological equilibrium imbalance> imbalance results —E. B. Steen & AshleyMontagu> c : a disproportion between the number of males and females in a population —im·bal·anced /-&n(t)st/ adjective
Medical Dictionary

imbalance im·bal·ance (ĭm-bāl'əns)
n.

  1. A lack of balance, as in distribution or functioning.

  2. Lack of equality in some aspect of binocular vision, as in strabismus.

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