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COMPENSATORY

\kˈɒmpənsətəɹˌi], \kˈɒmpənsətəɹˌi], \k_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_n_s_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\

Definitions of COMPENSATORY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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compensating for

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

compensating for

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Making amends for a defect, as compensatory hypertrophy of the heart in valvular disease.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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