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Definitions of imbalance
  1. noun
    (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

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  2. noun
    a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
    "a hormonal imbalance"

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  • alopecia loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or certain diseases or drugs and treatments (chemotherapy for cancer)
  • disproportion lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
  • oliguria abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body
  • theophrastus philippus aureolus bombastus von hohenheim Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
  • paracelsus Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
  • virilise produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
  • gynecomastia excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives)
  • masculinise produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
  • virilize produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
  • masculinize produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
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