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biorhythm
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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bi·o·rhythm
/ ˈbīōˌri[voicedth]əm/
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n.
a recurring cycle in the physiology or functioning of an organism, such as the daily cycle of sleeping and waking.
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a cyclic pattern of physical, emotional, or mental activity said to occur in the life of a person.
DERIVATIVES:
bi·o·rhyth·mic
/ ˌbīōˈri[voicedth]mik/ adj.
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MTV Premieres New Episode of Hit Biographical Series BIOrhythm With Superstar Jim Carrey On January 26th At 10:30PM.
Business Wire; 1/26/1999; 700+ words
; ...debut a new line-up of episodes of BIOrhythm, the weekly biographical series that...narrator. The new slate begins with BIOrhythm: Jim Carrey on Tuesday, January 26th...on Tuesdays at 10:30pm (ET/PT). BIOrhythm combines a montage of video clips and...
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MTV Presents BIOrhythm: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Special Episode Premieres in Honor of Martin Luther King Day on January 16th at 3:00 PM.
Business Wire; 1/7/1999; 700+ words
; ...presentation of MTV's unique biographical series BIOrhythm, the channel is premiering BIOrhythm: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday...will also be airing encore presentations of BIOrhythm: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday...
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SUMMIT IV THE NEGATIVE BIORHYTHM FACTOR
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 5/22/1988; 700+ words
; ...matters such as this, the biorhythm cycles are the overriding...consideration. Yes, the biorhythm cycles. Let's get...Gittelson says the biorhythm charts suggest that President...ranking authorities on biorhythms. Gittelson says the...
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A biorhythm chart can't tell you whether you'll feel good today Questions & Answers
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 6/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...sine waves can draw up a biorhythm chart but the scientific evidence suggests that biorhythms are not worth the effort...attempts to substantiate the biorhythm concept, and identified...concluded that the concept of biorhythms lacked any decent conceptual...
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A rap against MTV // `Biorhythm' look at Shakur offers no real insight
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/23/1998; ; 632 words
; Biorhythm (STAR) MTV, 9:30 to 10 tonight...sacrificed on the half-hour profile show "Biorhythm," which premiers at 9:30 tonight...controversial rapper Tupac Shakur. "Biorhythm" is MTV's answer to A & E's "Biography...
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Audley's biorhythms will give him the blues, says Danny's man.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 12/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...heavyweight grudge match because the biorhythms of rival Audley Harrison are out for...is that on the day of the fight his biorhythms - his physical state, his intellectual...prove it, and so confound McDonnell's biorhythm theory, by smothering Williams's...
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Dallas biorhythm researcher receives grant from NIH.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/30/2004; 668 words
; ...studying circadian rhythms or biorhythms. These rhythms make up the internal...said people with more robust biorhythms are less prone to depression...will search for ways to boost biorhythms. "If you could have a pill...
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Boyfriend is all hung up on biorhythm phone line
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/17/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...We live together, and he calls the biorhythm phone line every day. I don't mind...thing. But now, he calls to find out my biorhythms, too, and if there's the slightest...details of how your absence was tied to a biorhythm hotline. That might just worry them...
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TECH 'S GOT RHYTHM! MARY BURKE DOESN'T KNOW A HOKIE FROM A HOLE IN THE WALL. BUT SHE KNOWS BIORHYTHMS AND NUMEROLOGY - AND WHO'S GOING TO WIN TONIGHT'S SUGAR BOWL.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...probably doesn't buy into biorhythms. If anyone had asked...computer-generated biorhythm charts. For another...opening up the run. Biorhythms and numerology readings...for life.' ``His biorhythm says he can `feel a...
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Bad biorhythms doom Terps
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/25/2002; ; 573 words
; ...to the Terrapin football team Saturday. Coaches talk about biorhythms all the time. Simply put, over the course of a season...I don't mean to insinuate we lost the game because our biorhythms were off. Virginia played pretty darn good. But the combination...
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Biorhythm
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...the system of biorhythms is analagous with...attempted to use biorhythm diagnostically, and some used biorhythms to predict football...to support the biorhythm theory. Sources...William S. "Biorhythms: Evaluating a...
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biorhythm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
biorhythm or biological rhythm, cyclic pattern of changes in physiology or in activity of living organisms, often synchronized with daily...
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Bio-ching
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...that combines the insights of biorhythms with the wisdom of the I Ching...being either broken or solid. Biorhythms are the three biological cycles...possible combinations of the biorhythm chart on any given day with...each hexagram to one of the biorhythm cycles. The Sorrells have...
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seasonal affective disorder
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the disorder is not perfectly understood, it is known to be a reaction to the biological effects of light on the body (see biorhythm ). Daily, or circadian, rhythms help animals keep track of the seasonal changes in the environment, such as the shortening...
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eye
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...regulates its production of the sleep-inducing chemical, melatonin, essentially setting the body's circadian clock (see biorhythm ). The Human Eye Anatomy and Function The human eye is a spheroid structure that rests in a bony cavity (socket, or orbit...
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