different between ultradian vs circadian

ultradian

English

Adjective

ultradian (not comparable)

  1. cyclical with a periodicity significantly shorter than 24 hours, that is, more frequent than circadian

Translations

See also

  • infradian

Anagrams

  • dinatural

ultradian From the web:

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  • what is ultradian rhythm in psychology
  • what is ultradian cycling in bipolar disorder
  • what does ultradian mean
  • what is ultradian
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  • what does ultradian do
  • what is an ultradian rhythm used for


circadian

English

Etymology

From the Latin circ? (about) and di?s (a day) with the English suffix -an. Compare circannual.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s???ke?di?n/

Adjective

circadian (not comparable)

  1. (biology) of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of 24 hours; especially of a biological process
    • 2000, Arnold Sameroff, et al., Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology, page 310
      The circadian clock is involved in the regulation of the diurnal sleep-wake cycle, […].

Synonyms

  • diurnal (in its sense of "happening on a 24-hour cycle")

Derived terms

  • circadian rhythm
  • circadian clock

Related terms

  • circalunar / circalunidian
  • circasemidian

Translations

See also

  • infradian
  • ultradian

Anagrams

  • cardician

Romanian

Etymology

From French circadien

Adjective

circadian m or n (feminine singular circadian?, masculine plural circadieni, feminine and neuter plural circadiene)

  1. circadian

Declension

circadian From the web:

  • what circadian rhythm
  • what circadian rhythm means
  • what circadian rhythms are important in sleep
  • what circadian means
  • what circadian cycle
  • what's circadian rhythmicity
  • what circadian dysrhythmia
  • circadian what does it mean
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