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chron⋅o⋅ther⋅a⋅py

  [kron-uh-ther-uh-pee, kroh-nuh-]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
a treatment for insomnia in which a person's normal cycle of waking and sleeping is altered.
Origin:
1975–80; chrono- + therapy
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chron·o·ther·a·peu·tics   (krŏn'ō-thěr'ə-pyōō'tĭks, krō'nə-)   
n.   (used with sing. verb) In both senses also called chronotherapy.

  1. Medical treatment administered according to a schedule that corresponds to a person's daily, monthly, seasonal, or yearly biological clock, in order to maximize the health benefits and minimize adverse effects.

  2. Treatment of a sleep disorder by altering an individual's sleeping and waking times and resetting his or her biological clock.

chron·o·ther·a·py   (krŏn'ō-thěr'ə-pē, krō'nə-)   
n.  See chronotherapeutics.
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Main Entry: chro·no·ther·a·py
Pronunciation: "krän-&-'ther-&-pE, "krO-n&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
1 : treatment of a sleep disorder (as insomnia) by changing sleeping and waking times in an attempt to reset the patient's biological clock
2 : theadministration of medication in coordination with the body's circadian rhythms to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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