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autofeedback

autofeedback noun: feedback from and to the same system.

Noun

autofeedback (uncountable)

  1. feedback from and to the same system
    • It has been suggested that PC-1 and p53 participate in an autofeedback pathway which functions to tightly regulate their expression, and aberrant expression of either protein leads to impaired development.2015 August 19, Aimilia Varela et al., “Elevated expression of mechanosensory polycystins in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques: association with p53 activation and disease severity”, in...

Origin of autofeedback

From auto- + feedback.

Questions about autofeedback

What does autofeedback mean?
Autofeedback means feedback from and to the same system.
What part of speech is autofeedback?
Autofeedback is a noun.

Words near autofeedback in the dictionary

  1. autofactory
  2. autofade
  3. autofail
  4. autofecundation
  5. autofecundations
  6. autofeedback
  7. autofellate
  8. autofellated
  9. autofellates
  10. autofellating
  11. autofellatio

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