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regulate

vt reg·u·late \ˈreg-yə-ˌlāt\
reg·u·lat·edreg·u·lat·ing

Medical Definition of REGULATE

1
:  to control or direct according to rule or law <regulate the testing of experimental drugs>
2
:  to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
reg·u·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtr-\ adjective

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