labile /la·bile/ (la´bīl)
labile
labile [la´bīl]
labile (lā´bīl),
labile
1. gliding; moving from point to point over the surface; unstable; fluctuating.
2. chemically unstable.
la·bile (l  b l , -b l)adj. 1. Receptive to change; adaptable. 2. Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change, as a chemical compound; unstable. la·bil i·ty (-b l-t ) n. |
labile
[lā′bil]
Etymology: L, labilis, slipping
1 unstable; characterized by a tendency to change or be altered or modified.
2 (in psychiatry) characterized by rapidly shifting or changing emotions, as in bipolar disorder and certain types of schizophrenia; emotionally unstable. lability, n.
labile [la´bīl]
1. gliding; moving from point to point over the surface.
2. unstable; fluctuating.
3. chemically unstable.
labile (lā´bīl),
adj unstable, as labile fever.
labile
1. gliding; moving from point to point over the surface; unstable; fluctuating.
2. chemically unstable.
labile
adjective Psychology Moody, volatile
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