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chronobiology
(redirected from Biological rhythm)

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chron·o·bi·ol·o·gy  (krn-b-l-j)
n.
The study of the effects of time and rhythmical phenomena on life processes.

chrono·bi·o·logic (--ljk), chrono·bi·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
chrono·bi·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
chrono·bi·olo·gist n.

chronobiology [ˌkrɒnəbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ ˌkrəʊnə-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms See also biological clock, circadian
chronobiologist  n


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