conditioned suppression

British  

noun

1. psychol the reduction in the frequency of a learned response, e.g. pressing a bar for water, that occurs when a stimulus previously associated with pain is present

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Example Sentences

Researchers say this approach improved blood sugar regulation and body composition in animal studies while avoiding several side effects often linked to GLP-1 therapies, including appetite suppression, muscle loss, and digestive issues.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

While the dominant culture seems, yet again, obsessed with appetite suppression, I am rediscovering appetite: earned appetite, physical appetite, the kind that shows up after exertion and politely demands to be honored.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Pain can also lead to appetite suppression, she said, so the animals start losing weight along with muscle mass, making them weaker and more skeletal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

In October, the island nation approved two CRISPR-edited fish: a gene-edited tiger puffer that exhibits depressed appetite suppression and a red sea bream with increased muscle growth.

From Scientific American • Dec. 24, 2021

Khan was initially selling topicals and patches for energy, appetite suppression, weight loss and sleep but pivoted to hangover relief when he and his team fine-tuned a slow-release-patch system.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2019