n. in health care, a total patient evaluation, which may include laboratory assessments, radiologic series, medical history, and diagnostic procedures.
1.n. a harmonious relationship or equilibrium of opposing forces or contrasting elements. See autonomic balance; balance theory; homeostasis. 2.n. the sense of equilibrium mediated by the vestibular system of the inner ear. 3.vb. to adjust forces to maintain something at a level from which it would ordinarily deviate.