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compensation /com·pen·sa·tion/ (kom?pen-sa´shun)

1. the counterbalancing of any defect.

2. the conscious or unconscious process by which a person attempts to make up for real or imagined physical or psychological deficiencies.

3. in cardiology, the maintenance of an adequate blood flow without distressing symptoms, accomplished by cardiac and circulatory adjustments.

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dosage compensation  in genetics, the mechanism by which the effect of the two X chromosomes of the normal female is rendered identical to that of the one X chromosome of the normal male.

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com·pen·sa·tion (kmpn-sshn)

n.

1. A process in which a tendency for a change in a given direction is counteracted by another change so that the original change is not evident.

2. An unconscious psychological mechanism by which one tries to make up for imagined or real deficiencies in personality or physical ability.

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compensation,

n the monetary reward for rendering a service; insurance providing financial return to employees in the event of an injury that occurs during the performance of their duties and that prohibits work. Compulsory in many states.

compensation, unemployment,

n insurance covering the employee so that compensation may be provided for loss of income as a result of unemployment.

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compensation

the counterbalancing of any defect of structure or function.

1. in cardiology, the maintenance of an adequate blood flow without distressing signs.

2. in preventive medicine the payment of farmers for losses incurred by the destruction of their livestock when controlling an infectious disease.

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depth-gain compensation

see time gain compensation.