CIRCADIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does circadian mean? 

• CIRCADIAN (adjective)
  The adjective CIRCADIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals

  Familiarity information: CIRCADIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIRCADIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

circadian rhythms

Pertainym:

day (time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis)

 Context examples 

Several of these variants rest comfortably among locations and pathways already known to be related to sleep and circadian rhythms.

(Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This protein plays a role in the circadian rhythm process.

(Cryptochrome-1, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in blue light-dependent regulation of the circadian feedback loop.

(Cryptochrome-2, NCI Thesaurus)

There appear to be rather significant differences between the effect of exercise performed in the morning and evening, and these differences are probably controlled by the body's circadian clock.

(Morning, Evening Exercise Provides Different Health Benefits, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

‘Clock genes’ form part of the central system known as the circadian clock, which regulates the body’s rhythmic functions.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)

This allele, which encodes cryptochrome-2 protein, plays a role in the regulation of circadian rhythms.

(CRY2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A biologically inherent cyclic variation or recurrence of an event or state, such as the sleep cycle, circadian rhythms, or periodic diseases.

(Biological Rhythm, NCI Thesaurus)

Further exploration of the factors that regulate circadian rhythms may enable manipulation of the system in sleep disorders.

(Circadian Rhythm Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This gene plays a role in circadian rhythm.

(CRY1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in circadian rhythm.

(CRY2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)