"downtitrate" meaning in English

See downtitrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: downtitrates [present, singular, third-person], downtitrating [participle, present], downtitrated [participle, past], downtitrated [past]
Etymology: down- + titrate; compare also upregulate and downregulate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|titrate}} down- + titrate Head templates: {{en-verb}} downtitrate (third-person singular simple present downtitrates, present participle downtitrating, simple past and past participle downtitrated)
  1. (medicine) To gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: down titrate, down-titrate Related terms: downtitration, titration, uptitration

Inflected forms

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