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Definition of Biological clock
1. Noun. An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions.
Definition of Biological clock
1. Noun. (biology) Any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions ¹
2. Noun. The progression from puberty to menopause during which a woman can bear children ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Biological clock
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Biological Clock
Literary usage of Biological clock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Your Guide to Healthy Sleep by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute (2004)
"Your biological clock is actually a tiny bundle of cells in your brain that ...
When darkness falls, the biological clock triggers the production of the ..."
2. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Since the suprachias- matic nucleus is considered the site of the biological
clock in rodents, these data suggest that disturbance of the biological clock ..."
3. Biological, Social, and Organizational Components of Success for Women in by National Academy of Sciences (U.S., National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"We know that the tenure clock and the fast-track schemes are harmful to women
because they conflict with the biological clock, that is, the number of years ..."
4. Biological Rhythms: Implications for the Worker by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Many of these projects are aimed at delineating the neural circuitry that links
the light signal to the biological clock in the hypothalamus (the ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The biological clock. Two Views. Frank A. Brown, Jr., J. Woodland Hastings, and
John D. Palmer. Academic Press, New York, 1970. viii, 94 pp., illus. ..."
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