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dysbiosis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dysbacteriosis

Antonyms: eubiosis

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and βίωσις (bíōsis, “way of living”); the intended meaning of the compound word is contrasted with symbiosis - a relationship of mutual benefit. By surface analysis, dys- + -biosis.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِخْتِلَال التَّوَازُنِ ٱلْبَكْتِيرِيِّ (iḵtilāl at-tawāzuni l-baktīriyyi) — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生态失调 (Shēngtài shītiáo) — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Dutch: dysbiose — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Finnish: dysbioosi — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • German: Dysbiose — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Greek: δυσβίωση (dysvíosi) — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Polish: dysbioza — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis
  • Russian: дисбио́з (disbióz) — medical condition caused by microbial imbalances within the body — see also dysbacteriosis