"biorhythm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌɹɪð.əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-biorhythm.wav Forms: biorhythms [plural]
Etymology: First coined 1960, from bio- + rhythm Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|rhythm}} bio- + rhythm Head templates: {{en-noun}} biorhythm (plural biorhythms)
  1. (biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biological pattern): biorritmo (Basque), biorytmus [masculine] (Czech), biorytmi (Finnish), bioritmus (Hungarian), bioritmo (Ido), bioritme (Indonesian), bioritmo [masculine] (Italian), biorytm [masculine] (Polish), biorritmo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-biorhythm-en-noun-ELCZGAGJ Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'biological pattern': 100 0
  2. (pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity. Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Translations (pseudoscience): biorytmi (Finnish), bioritmus (Hungarian), bioritmo (Ido), biorytm (Polish), biorritmo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-biorhythm-en-noun-~UyzwwAm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 81 Topics: pseudoscience Disambiguation of 'pseudoscience': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biorhythmic, biorhythmics Related terms: circadian rhythm, menstrual cycle

Inflected forms

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