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Physical Phenomena > Time > Periodicity
Physiological Phenomena > Chronobiology Phenomena > Periodicity

Preferred term

Periodicity  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Biological Rhythm
  • Biological Rhythms
  • Bioperiodicities
  • Bioperiodicity
  • Biorhythm
  • Biorhythms
  • Cyclicities
  • Cyclicity
  • Rhythm, Biological
  • Rhythmicities
  • Rhythmicity
  • Rhythms, Biological

Note

  • coordinate with specific disease for periodically occurring disease; do not confuse with PERIODIC DISEASE see FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER

Scope note

  • The tendency of a phenomenon to recur at regular intervals; in biological systems, the recurrence of certain activities (including hormonal, cellular, neural) may be annual, seasonal, monthly, daily, or more frequently (ultradian).

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010507

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