Dysregulate
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
"What, beyond abnormal, dysregulated cell division, was the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying cancer?"
Example
More examples"What, beyond abnormal, dysregulated cell division, was the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying cancer?"
Etymology
From dys- + regulate.
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