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bi⋅o⋅rhythm

[bahy-oh-rith-uhm]
–noun
Physiology. an innate periodicity in an organism's physiological processes, as sleep and wake cycles.

Origin:
1960–65; bio- + rhythm


bi⋅o⋅rhyth⋅mic, adjective
bi⋅o⋅rhyth⋅mic⋅i⋅ty [bahy-oh-rith-mis-i-tee] , noun
bi⋅o⋅rhyth⋅mist, bi⋅o⋅rhyth⋅mi⋅cist, noun
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bi·o·rhythm   (bī'ō-rĭth'əm)   
n.  An innate, cyclical biological process or function.
bi'o·rhyth'mic (-rĭth'mĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: bio·rhythm
Pronunciation: 'bI-O-"rith-&m
Function: noun
: an innately determined rhythmic biological process or function (assleep behavior); also : an innate rhythmic determiner of such a process or function —bio·rhyth·mic /"bI-O-'rith-mik/ adjectivebio·rhyth·mic·i·ty /-rith-'mis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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biorhythm bi·o·rhythm (bī'ō-rĭ&phonth;'əm)
n.
A biologically inherent cyclic variation or recurrence of an event or state, such as sleep cycles, circadian rhythms, and periodic diseases.


bi'o·rhyth'mic (-rĭ&phonth;'mĭk) adj.

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