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hypoactivating

hypoactivating is the present participle of hypoactivate.

Meaning of hypoactivate

Verb

hypoactivate (third-person singular simple present hypoactivates, present participle hypoactivating, simple past and past participle hypoactivated)

  1. To reduce the level of activation or activity of (a process, region, or function), especially in biological or neural contexts.
    • Among the various effects, they hyperactivate, hypoactivate, or inhibite limbic and other circuits, disorganize circuit activity, and interfere with effective functioning of the organism.1974, George Bernard Whatmore, Daniel R. Kohli, The Physiopathology and Treatment of Functional Disorders: Including Anxiety States and Depression and the Role of Biofeedback Training, Grune &...

Questions about hypoactivating

What is hypoactivating the present participle of?
Hypoactivating is the present participle of hypoactivate.

Words near hypoactivating in the dictionary

  1. hypoacidities
  2. hypoacidity
  3. hypoactivate
  4. hypoactivated
  5. hypoactivates
  6. hypoactivating
  7. hypoactivation
  8. hypoactivations
  9. hypoactive
  10. hypoactivities
  11. hypoactivity

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