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chronobiology
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chronobiology /chron·o·bi·ol·o·gy/ (kron″o-bi-ol´ah-je) the scientific study of the effect of time on living systems and of biological rhythms.chronobiolog´icchronobiolog´ical
chron·o·bi·ol·o·gy (krn-b-l-j)
n.
The study of the effect of time on biological events, especially repetitive or cyclic phenomena in individuals.
chronobiology,
the study of the effects of time on living systems.
chronobiology,
n the study of effects of time and cycles in biological systems.
chronobiology
the scientific study of the effect of time on living systems and of biological rhythms.
chronobiology
Pharmacology The formal study of the effects of circadian rhythms on the timing of illness, and therapy Physiology The formal study of circadian rhythms on physiologic and pathologic events. See Biorhythm, Chronotherapy, Circadian rhythm.


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But with 24-hour monitoring of blood pressure, hormone secretion and other variables, chronobiologists have shown that homeostasis is more complicated than that.
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From the work of many chronobiologists and other scientists researching the effects of shift work on the workers and their output, we now know much more about the problems of shift workers, as well as their solutions.
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