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circadian_rhythm

circadian rhythm

English

Noun

circadian rhythm ‎(plural circadian rhythms)

The "internal body clock" that regulates the (roughly) 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.

Related terms

circadian

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Translations

the internal body clock that regulates the 24-hour cycle of biological processes

Finnish: sirkadiaanirytmi
German: circadianer Rhythmus m, circadiane Rhythmik f
Greek: κιρκάδιος ρυθμός m ‎(kirkádios rythmós)

Icelandic: dægursveifla f, dægursveifla f
Spanish: ritmo circadiano m