Meaning & use
chronobiology
The scientific study of biological rhythms, such as sleep cycles, and how living things respond to time.
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Chronobiology research helped explain why shift workers often struggle with disrupted sleep patterns.
Her chronobiology course examined how light exposure affects the body's internal clock.
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Chronobiology overlaps closely with the study of circadian rhythms, the roughly 24-hour cycles found in most organisms.
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