biorhythm

biorhythm

English

Etymology

First coined 1960, from bio- +‎ rhythm

Noun

biorhythm (plural biorhythms)

1. (biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity
2. (pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that that are supposed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.

Translations

biological pattern

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: biorytmus m Finnish: biorytmi

Hungarian: bioritmus (hu) Ido: bioritmo (io) Portuguese: biorritmo m

pseudoscience

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: biorytmi

Hungarian: bioritmus (hu) Ido: bioritmo (io) Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• circadian rhythm
• menstrual cycle