dysregulate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dews-?
Proto-Indo-European *dus-
Proto-Hellenic *dus-
Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-)der.
New Latin dys-der.
English dys-
English regulate
English dysregulate

    From dys- + regulate.

    Verb

    dysregulate (third-person singular simple present dysregulates, present participle dysregulating, simple past and past participle dysregulated)

    1. (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.

    Derived terms

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