Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
up·reg·u·la·tion Pronunciation:
'&p-"reg-y&-'lA-sh&n, -"reg-&-'lA- Function:
noun : the process ofincreasing the response to a stimulus;
specifically : increase in a cellular response to a molecular stimulus due to increase in the number of receptors on the cell surface —
up·reg·u·late /-'reg-y&-"lAt/ transitive verb -lat·ed;
-lat·ing
