Desynchrony
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living countable, uncountable
"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."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From de- + synchrony.