- body clock
- body clock -'kläk n the internal mechanisms that schedule bodily functions and activities not usu. used technically
Medical dictionary. 2011.
body clock
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body clock — body clocks N COUNT: usu sing Your body clock is the internal biological mechanism which causes your body to automatically behave in particular ways at particular times of the day. Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust… … English dictionary
body clock — n the system in your body that controls types of behaviour which happen at regular times, such as sleeping or eating = ↑biological clock … Dictionary of contemporary English
body clock — n. BIOLOGICAL CLOCK * * * … Universalium
body clock — body ,clock noun count usually singular BIOLOGICAL CLOCK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
body clock — ► NOUN ▪ a person s biological clock … English terms dictionary
body clock — n. BIOLOGICAL CLOCK … English World dictionary
body clock — noun : the internal mechanisms that schedule periodic bodily functions and activities usually not used technically * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] : a system in the body that controls when you need to sleep, eat, etc. It takes a while for my body … Useful english dictionary
body clock — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms body clock : singular body clock plural body clocks the natural system in your body that controls your behaviour at particular times of the day or year, for example what time you wake up or… … English dictionary
body clock — noun (C) the system in your body that controls types of behaviour which happen at regular times, such as sleeping or eating; biological clock … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
body clock — noun biological clock … Wiktionary
