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Definition of "dysregulation" [dysregulation]

  • A failure to regulate properly. (noun)

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Use "dysregulation" in a sentence
  • "This is the first time that we actually show how inducing a specific dysregulation in the intestines can lead to losing tolerance to a food antigen, and in particular to gluten, said study author Dr. Bana Jabri, co-director of the university's Digestive Disease Research Core Center."
  • "In addition, a new diagnostic category—temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria TDD—has been proposed for the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-V, the psychiatric bible relied upon by doctors and insurance companies."
  • "And two new DSM-5 proposals that also apply mostly to youngsters -- "psychosis risk" and "temper dysregulation" -- may trigger the next fads in psychiatric mislabeling."
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