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autoregulation

noun

Etymology

From auto- + regulation.

  1. borrowed from regulatus
  2. suffixed as regulation — “regulate + ion”
  3. prefixed as autoregulation — “auto + regulation”

Definitions

  1. Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts…

    Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change.

  2. The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in…

    The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.

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Derived

dysautoregulation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for autoregulation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA