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• Compendiously

  [kuh m-pen-dee-uh s] /kəmˈpɛn di əs/ adjective 1. of or like a ; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world. /kəmˈpɛndɪəs/ adjective 1. containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct adj. “concise,” late 14c., from […]

• Compendium

  [kuh m-pen-dee-uh m] /kəmˈpɛn di əm/ noun, plural compendiums, compendia [kuh m-pen-dee-uh] /kəmˈpɛn di ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a brief treatment or account of a subject, especially an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. 2. a summary, epitome, or abridgment. 3. a full list or inventory: a compendium of their complaints. /kəmˈpɛndɪəm/ noun […]

• Compensable

  [kuh m-pen-suh-buh l] /kəmˈpɛn sə bəl/ adjective 1. eligible for or subject to , especially for a bodily injury. /kəmˈpɛnsəbəl/ adjective 1. (mainly US) entitled to compensation or capable of being compensated adj. 1660s, from French compensable (16c.), from compenser, from Latin compensare (see compensate).

• Compensate

  [kom-puh n-seyt] /ˈkɒm pənˌseɪt/ verb (used with object), compensated, compensating. 1. to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble. 2. to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to: He compensated his homely appearance with great personal charm. 3. Mechanics. to counterbalance (a force or the like); adjust or construct so […]

• Compensated acidosis

  compensated acidosis com·pen·sat·ed acidosis (kŏm’pən-sā’tĭd) n. Acidosis in which the pH of body fluids is normal due to compensation by respiratory or renal mechanisms.

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