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desynchronies

desynchronies is the plural of desynchrony.

Meaning of desynchrony

Noun

desynchrony (countable and uncountable, plural desynchronies)

  1. Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living
    • Consistent with this hypothesis, recent work using a forced desynchrony model in rats demonstrates that SCN dissociation decreases the daily peak in luteinizing hormone and corticosterone secretion and alters the waveform of daily melatonin release.2015 June 23, Jennifer A. Evans et al., “Shell neurons of the master circadian clock coordinate the phase of tissue clocks throughout the brain and body”, in BMC Biology, volume 13, →DOI

Questions about desynchronies

What is desynchronies the plural of?
Desynchronies is the plural of desynchrony.

Words near desynchronies in the dictionary

  1. desynced
  2. desynch
  3. desynched
  4. desynching
  5. desynchronicity
  6. desynchronies
  7. desynchronisable
  8. desynchronisation
  9. desynchronisations
  10. desynchronise
  11. desynchronised

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