dysregulate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English regulate English dysregulate From dys- + regulate.
Meanings
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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?
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 285:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dysregulated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dysregulated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dysregulates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dysregulating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |