chronobiology

chronobiology
That aspect of biology concerned with the timing of biological events, especially repetitive or cyclic phenomena in individual organisms. [chrono- + G. bios, life, + logos, study]

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chro·no·bi·ol·o·gy .krän-ə-bī-'äl-ə-jē, .krō-nə- n, pl -gies the study of biological rhythms
chro·no·bi·o·log·ic -.bī-ə-'läj-ik or chro·no·bi·o·log·i·cal -i-kəl adj

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chron·o·bi·ol·o·gy (kron″o-bi-olґə-je) [chrono- + biology] the scientific study of the effect of time on living systems.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • chronobiology — [krän΄ō bī äl′ə jē, krän΄ə bīäl′ə jē] n. the study of biological activity in relation to time, as in various cycles and rhythms chronobiological [krän΄ō läj′i kəl, krän΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. chronobiologically adv. chronobiologist [krän΄ō bī äl′əjist …   English World dictionary

  • Chronobiology — Overview of human circadian biological clock with some physiological parameters …   Wikipedia

  • Chronobiology International —   Titre abrégé Chronobiol. Int.[1] …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chronobiology International —   Discipline …   Wikipedia

  • chronobiology — noun Date: 1969 the study of biological rhythms • chronobiologic or chronobiological adjective • chronobiologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chronobiology — chronobiological /kron oh buy euh loj i keuhl/, adj. chronobiologist, n. /kron oh buy ol euh jee/, n. the science or study of the effect of time, esp. rhythms, on living systems. [1975 80; CHRONO + BIOLOGY] * * * …   Universalium

  • chronobiology — noun The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity See Also: chronobiological, chronobiologist …   Wiktionary

  • chronobiology — study of biological rhythms Sciences and Studies …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • chronobiology — noun the branch of biology concerned with cyclical physiological phenomena. Derivatives chronobiologist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • chronobiology — chro·no·biology …   English syllables

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