circadian rhythm

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Noun

circadian rhythm (plural circadian rhythms)

  1. (biology, sleep medicine) The internal body clock that regulates the roughly 24-hour cycle of biological processes in animals and plants.
    Synonym: circadian clock

Translations

internal body clock

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