Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desynchrony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desyn-chrony
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From de- + synchrony.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Inflected Forms

desynchronies (plural)

Questions

What does desynchrony mean?: Any condition (such as jet lag) that results from a sudden change in an individual's established pattern of living
Where does desynchrony come from?: From de- + synchrony.

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