desynchrony

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ synchrony.

Noun

desynchrony (countable and uncountable, plural desynchronies)

1. Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living
   • 2015 June 23, Jennifer A. Evans et al., “Shell neurons of the master circadian clock coordinate the phase of tissue clocks throughout the brain and body”, in BMC Biology‎, volume 13, →DOI:

     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.