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• n  a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
  a hormonal imbalance
• n  (mathematics) a lack of symmetry

• The societal ravages of such "gender imbalance" go far beyond the morality of sex-selection abortion: In both India and China, much-cherished sons in rural areas have been growing .
• The link seems obvious, but a new study is the first to suggest that inner-ear imbalances, which are common among older adults, may be causing many preventable falls.
• A hormonal imbalance would indeed suggest an endocrine problem, like diabetes, says Lustig, but many of the conditions that cause the body to lose vital proteins are not endocrine .

• instability
• unbalance
• asymmetry
• dissymmetry

• balance
• symmetry

News & Articles

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• LATEST NEWS
  The forum at Western Middle School offered the latest snapshot of parent sentiments about options the Board of Education is considering to address the racial imbalance and facility use challenges.
  June 12, 2013 - Greenwich Time
• Appleton police and fire commissioner resigns after arrest
  A member of the five-person Appleton Police and Fire Commission resigned in April, citing a 'work life imbalance,' and now is defending herself against charges of drunken driving.
  June 11, 2013 - The Appleton Post-Crescent
• 5 Lions Whose Stats Must Decline for the Team to Improve
  In 2012, the Lions were a statistically impressive team. They broken some records and led the league in some key areas. They also finished 4-12, largely due to injuries and a lack of balance. The Lions can't really do anything about those injuries (other than improve their depth), so what's left is to become more balanced. And since it was partially imbalance that brought such huge statistical ...
  June 10, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Lula da Silva in Boston Globe
  It is time to address this imbalance,Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told IOC members in Copenhagen yesterday, before they chose Rio to host the 2016 Olympics in a 66-32 landslide over Madrid. "It is time to light the Olympic...
• Steve Jobs in Seattle Times
  A hormone imbalance ...... has been 'robbing' me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy,Jobs said in a public letter, adding, "Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis."
• Brad Pitt in FOXNews
  It is proper that we acknowledge the overwhelming weight of international opinion against the juvenile death penalty, resting in large part on the understanding that the instability and emotional imbalance of young people may often be a factor in... Anthony Kennedy http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Kennedy&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGQbbuNSnLY4hujz2KnDgekj1y3kg San Diego Union Tribune http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20050301-1459-scotus-deathpenalty.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGKbw7W9Lb-6H8rsopQQcMSBpyyOg Mar 1, 2005 49646 67433 imbalanced It's something that I want to be aware of and be cautious about, especially with the family, that everybody's protected," Pitt said. "I mean it's rare, but there are imbalanced people out there. I've had break-ins in the house ...... I've...