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dysregulation

dysregulation noun: a failure to regulate properly.

Noun

dysregulation (plural dysregulations)

  1. A failure to regulate properly.
    • high-functioning dysregulation
    • For our purposes, it is sufficient to note that dysregulation of desquamatory protease activity in the SC is often involved in conditions of compromised skin barrier.2015, Raja Sivamani, Jared R. Jagdeo, Peter Elsner, Cosmeceuticals and Active Cosmetics

Forms of dysregulation

pluraldysregulations

Origin of dysregulation

From dys- + regulation.

Words formed from dysregulation

Phrases with dysregulation

Questions about dysregulation

What does dysregulation mean?
Dysregulation means a failure to regulate properly.
What part of speech is dysregulation?
Dysregulation is a noun.
What is the plural of dysregulation?
The plural of dysregulation is dysregulations.

Words near dysregulation in the dictionary

  1. dysreflexic
  2. dysregulate
  3. dysregulated
  4. dysregulates
  5. dysregulating
  6. dysregulation
  7. dysregulations
  8. dysregulator
  9. dysregulators
  10. dysregulatory
  11. dysrhythmia

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