downtitrate
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English
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[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From down- + titrate ; compare also upregulate and downregulate .
Verb
[edit ]downtitrate (third-person singular simple present downtitrates , present participle downtitrating , simple past and past participle downtitrated )
- (medicine ) To gradually reduce a dosage while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.