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desynchrony

desynchrony noun: any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living.

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

Forms of desynchrony

pluraldesynchronies

Origin of desynchrony

From de- + synchrony.

Questions about desynchrony

What does desynchrony mean?
Desynchrony means any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living.
What part of speech is desynchrony?
Desynchrony is a noun.
What is the plural of desynchrony?
The plural of desynchrony is desynchronies.

Words near desynchrony in the dictionary

  1. desynchronizes
  2. desynchronizing
  3. desynchronosis
  4. desynchronotic
  5. desynchronous
  6. desynchrony
  7. desynchs
  8. desyncing
  9. desyncs
  10. desyne
  11. desyned

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