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Vinony

dysregulate

verb

  1. to impair the regulation of a bodily process
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Wiktionary

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.

  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?”