Chronobiology

/ˌkrɒnoʊbaɪˈɒlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The scientific study of biological processes and rhythms that occur over time, such as circadian rhythms and seasonal cycles in living organisms.

Etymology

Combining 'chron' (time), 'bio-' (life), and '-logy' (study of). This field emerged in the 20th century as scientists recognized that organisms have internal time-dependent cycles.

Kelly Says

Chronobiology revealed that your body is running on multiple hidden clocks—your circadian rhythm, your monthly cycles, your yearly patterns—which is why jet lag hits so hard and why your grandmother's advice about sleep schedules was actually grounded in deep biology.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጊዜ 生物 ሳይንስ
gi-ze bi-o-lo-sa-in-s
ARالعربية
بيولوجيا زمنية
bi-o-lo-gee-ya z-man-ee-ya
BNবাংলা
কাল-জীববিজ্ঞান
kaal-jeev-bi-j-naan
CACatalà
cronobiologia
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
CSČeština
chronobiologie
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
DADansk
kronobiologi
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
DEDeutsch
Chronobiologie
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
ELΕλληνικά
χρονοβιολογία
kro-no-bi-o-lo-jee
ESEspañol
cronobiología
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
FAفارسی
زیست شناسی زمان
zi-st-sh-na-ee zaman
FISuomi
aika-biologia
aika-bi-o-lo-gia
FRFrançais
chronobiologie
kro-no-bjo-lo-jee
GUGU
કાળ-જીવવિજ્ઞાન
kaal-jeev-vi-j-naan
HAHA
falsafa na lokacin
fal-sa-fa na lo-ka-cin
HEעברית
ביולוגיה של זמן
bi-o-lo-gee shel z-man
HIहिन्दी
समय-जीव विज्ञान
samay-jeev vi-j-naan
HUMagyar
chronobiologia
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kronobiologi
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
IGIG
ihe n'ime
i-he n'ime
ITItaliano
cronobiologia
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
JA日本語
クロノバイオロジー
kuro-no-bai-o-ro-jee
KKKK
уақыт биологиясы
ua-kyyt bi-o-lo-gi-ya-sy
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ ពេល
vit-dya-sa-a-st-re pehl
KO한국어
크로노생물학
keu-ro-no-saeng-mul-hak
MRMR
वेळाचे जीवशास्त्र
ve-la-ache jee-va-shaas-tra
MSBahasa Melayu
kronobiologi
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
MYမြန်မာ
အချိန် ဘီယိုလॉဂျီ
a-chi-tin bee-o-lo-jee
NLNederlands
chronobiologie
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
NONorsk
kronobiologi
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
PAPA
ਸਮੇਂ-ਜੀਵ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
sa-men-jeev-vi-giaan
PLPolski
chronobiologia
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
PTPortuguês
cronobiologia
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee-a
RORomână
cronobiologie
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
RUРусский
хронобиология
hro-no-bi-o-lo-gii-a
SVSvenska
chronobiologi
kro-no-bi-o-lo-gee
SWKiswahili
biolojia ya wakati
bi-o-lo-jia ya wa-ta-ki
TAதமிழ்
நேர 생물வியல்
naer saeng-i-va-i-yal
TEతెలుగు
కాల-జీవశాస్త్రం
kaala-jeev-shaas-thram
THไทย
ชีววิทยาของเวลา
chi-wa-wi-tha-ya kong we-la
TLTL
kronobiolohiya
kro-no-bi-o-lo-hi-ya
TRTürkçe
kronobioloji
kro-no-bi-o-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
хронобіологія
hro-no-bi-o-lo-hi-ya
URاردو
وقت کی حیات
waqt ki hayat
VITiếng Việt
sinh học thời gian
sinh hoc thoi gian
YOYO
ìṣẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀
i-she i-she
ZH中文
时间生物学
shíjiān shēngwùxué
ZUZU
umngqobi wezulu
oom-ng-qo-bi we-zoo-loo

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