dysregulate

English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ regulate.

Verb

dysregulate (third-person singular simple present dysregulates, present participle dysregulating, simple past and past participle dysregulated)

1. (biology) To cause a dysfunctional level of an activity or chemical in an organism by disrupting normal function of a regulatory mechanism.
   • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 285:

     What, beyond abnormal, dysregulated cell division, was the common pathophysiological mechanism underlying cancer?

Derived terms

• dysregulation

Related terms

• deregulate