Definition of Biofeedback

1. Noun. A training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.

Generic synonyms: Training Program

Definition of Biofeedback

1. Noun. A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time. ¹

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Definition of Biofeedback

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Biofeedback

1. A process in which a person learns to influence reliably physiologic responses of two kinds: those that are not ordinarily under voluntary control or those that ordinarily are easily regulated but for which regulation has broken down because of trauma or disease. A process that uses instrumentation to give a person immediate and continuing signals of change in his bodily function of which he is usually unaware. (12 Dec 1998)

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