circadian cycle

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• circadian rhythm — Inherent cycle of approximately 24 hours in length that appears to control or initiate various biological processes, including sleep, wakefulness, and digestive and hormonal activity. The natural signal for the circadian pattern is the change… …   Universalium

• Circadian rhythm — Circadian redirects here. For the album by the rock band 5th Projekt, see Circadian (album). Some features of the human circadian biological clock A circadian rhythm, popularly referred to as body clock, is an endogenously driven, roughly 24 hour …   Wikipedia

• Circadian rhythm sleep disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G47.2 ICD 9 327.3 …   Wikipedia

• Circadian oscillator — Circadian oscillators are components of the biological clocks that regulate the activities of organisms in relation to environmental cycles and provide an internal temporal framework.[1] All circadian clocks, regardless of phylogenetic origin,… …   Wikipedia

• circadian — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of biological processes) recurring on a twenty four hour cycle. ORIGIN from Latin circa about + dies day …   English terms dictionary

• Circadian — Refers to events occurring within a 24 hour period, in the span of a full (24 hour) day, as in a circadian rhythm. The word “circadian” is a 20th century invention. It was coined in 1959 from the Latin “circa” (around) + “diem” (a day). However,… …   Medical dictionary

• Circadian (album) — This article is about the album. For other meanings of Circadian , see Circadian Circadian Studio album by 5th Projekt R …   Wikipedia

• CiRCADiAN (5th PROJEKT album) — Infobox Album Name = CiRCADiAN Type = Album Artist = 5th PROJEKT Released = August 29, 2006 Recorded = May 2005 November 2005 at Chemical Sound in Toronto, Ontario Genre = Neo Classical Romanticism Neo Shoegazer Cinematic Rock Progressive rock… …   Wikipedia

• circadian exhibiting 24-hour periodicity — Cyclic Cyc lic (s?k l?k or s? kl?k), Cyclical Cyc lic*al (s?k l? kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko s, fr. ky klos See {Cycle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles; as, cyclical time. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• circadian — adjective of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of 24 hours; especially of a biological process The circadian clock is involved in the regulation of the diurnal sleep wake cycle, […] …   Wiktionary

• circadian rhythm — noun The internal body clock that regulates the (roughly) 24 hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants. See Also: circadian …   Wiktionary