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Synchrony vs Dyssynchrony - What's the difference?

synchrony | dyssynchrony |

As nouns the difference between synchrony and dyssynchrony

is that synchrony is synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time while dyssynchrony is a lack of proper synchrony.

synchrony

English

Noun

(-)
  • synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same time.

    • dyssynchrony

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dys-synchrony * dysynchrony

    Noun

    (dyssynchronies)
  • A lack of proper synchrony.
  • (medical)a medical condition wherein the activation of different parts of the heart is improperly synchronized.
  • (medical)a neurological condition wherein auditory stimuli are not processed synchronously.