From Latin for "about a day", it's the term for one's rhythm of sleeping & waking
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Biological Rhythms as a Basis for Mood Disorders  The circadian clock relies on environmental cues to regulate its function, ... The name circadian comes from the Latin circa dia, meaning about a day. ... More specifically these physiological and behavioral rhythms control the waking/sleep cycle, ... Simply put the diurnal cycle is identical to the circadian cycle, with the one...
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Glossary of sleep-related terms - Sleepdex  Definitions of sleep medicine words. ... biological clock: a collection of cells that regulates an overt biological rhythm, such as the sleep/wake cycle, or some ... The term clenching means you tightly clamp your top and bottom teeth .... It isn't classified as a sleep disorder ;it's more properly thought of as an anxiety disorder.
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Circadian Rhythms, Biological Clock, Chronobiology - Crystalinks  Circadian rhythms can influence sleep-wake cycles, hormone release, body temperature and ... Many travelers have experienced the condition known as jet lag, with its ... When you pass through different time zones, your body's clock will be ... from the Latin circa, "around", and dies, "day", meaning literally "about a day.
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Real-life applications - Biological Rhythms - Circadian Rhythms ...  The term circadian derives from the Latin circa ("about") and dies ("day"), and, indeed, it takes "about" a day for the body to undergo its entire cycle of ... One possible explanation of the 25-hour body clock is the length of the lunar day, or the .... of lost sleep due to the fact that the sufferer actually is waking up numerous times...
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Sleep - How Sleep Works - Circadian Rhythms  Human circadian rhythms are regulated by an internal biological clock in the brain ... cycle (the word circadian comes from the Latin words meaning about a day). ... in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the hypothalamus of the brain, one in ... parts of the brain to regulate the daily sleep-wake cycle, body temperature,...
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Good morning! - Pinterest  Allowing Ones Self to be guided in Spirit, the Ego just has no where to go in our ...... deco atelier: Saturday morning Such a good reminder! http://justiceplusfreedom.com/ .... slugabed 1. a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for .... My grandpa use to always say that to me along with "The Early Bird Catches...
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Siesta: a not only Spanish tradition | siesta meaning, spanish ...  Jan 28, 2010 ... Afternoon sleep is also a common habit in Bangladesh, Bosnia ... the heat can be unbearable in the early afternoon, making a midday break ... that the siesta tradition was very common in Latin America and other ... this is when the Sun's ultraviolet radiation is at its peak at midday. ... Biological need for naps
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0711-16 New York Times Crossword Answers 11 Jul 16...  Jul 11, 2016 ... Next Day Previous Day Home ... BILL BUTLER'S COMPLETION TIME: 4m 58s ... Our word noon, meaning midday, comes from the Latin nona hora that translates ... Back in Ancient Rome, the ninth hour was three in the afternoon. .... Like some pond growths : ALGAL 4. Detonation area : BLAST ZONE
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Semidiurnal | Definition of Semidiurnal by Merriam-Webster  adjective semidiurnal \-d-r-nl\. Definition of semidiurnal. 1 : relating to or accomplished in half a day. 2 : occurring twice a day. 3 : occurring approximately...
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Names of the days of the week - Wikipedia
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J! Archive - Show #4714, aired 2005-02-17  It's the office or position of a judge, or where he sits ... From the Latin for "sixth hour", it's an early afternoon rest or nap...
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Semidiurnal | Define Semidiurnal at Dictionary.com  Semidiurnal definition, pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day. See more.
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The Days of the week, in Italian @Yearlyglot.com  Mar 12, 2010 ... Just as the word "moon" is reflected in the name "Monday", the Italian word luned comes to us from the Latin lunae dies, or "day of the moon."...
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P - Legal Dictionary | Law.com  peer review n. an examination and evaluation of the performance of a professi... penal ... adj. or n. Latin for "per day," it is short for payment of daily ... per se .... n. in criminal law, a hearing to determine if a person charged wi. ... Latin for "at first look," or "on its f. .... 1) n. a firm agreement to perform an act, refrain from acting or .
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Adjourn - definition of adjourn by The Free Dictionary  Define adjourn. adjourn synonyms, adjourn pronunciation, adjourn translation ... To suspend proceedings to another time or place. ... To suspend until a later stated time. ... a- to + jour day, from Late Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus daily, from dis day] ... Verb, 1. adjourn - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned".
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What Is a Siesta? | Wonderopolis  A siesta is a short nap taken during the early part of the afternoon after the midday ... It comes from the Latin phrase hora sexto, which means the sixth hour" or ... is not a good pattern to get started, so it's best to get sufficient rest each night.
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The names of days of the week | OxfordWords blog  Aug 24, 2012 ... We can thank the Romans for the names of the days of the week. ... time by observing a full phase of the moon roughly equivalent to a month; ... English, Roman god/Celestial body, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish ... Similarly with Saturday, the classical Latin dies Saturn (Saturn's Day) gave way to the later...
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Circadian Rhythm  A Review | Vetscan  Biological rhythms affect the sleepwake cycle, migration behaviour in birds, ... The environmental cues entraining the circadian rhythm are called ... Circadian has been derived from Latin phrase Circadiem which means about a day (approximately 24 hours). ... These cycles persist with a period of close to 24 hours.
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Circadian rhythm - Wikipedia  A circadian rhythm /srkedin/ is any biological process that displays an endogenous, entrainable oscillation of about 24 hours. These 24-hour rhythms are driven by a circadian clock, and they have been widely observed in plants, animals, fungi, and cyanobacteria.
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Music - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  In Ancient Greece the Muses included the goddesses of music, poetry, art, ... Rhythm is the way the musical sounds and silences are put together in a sequence. .... The earliest piece of music that was ever written down and that has not been ... The name for this period (Renaissance) is a French word which means "rebirth".
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Anglo-Norman words: Word of the month: nuncheon  Apr 24, 2013 ... 'Nuncheon' is a word labelled as archaic or regional  the sort of vocabulary ... Latin 'nona' (DMLBS nonus 1929a), meaning the 'ninth hour of the day'. ... an earlier time of day (see AND second edition sub none, forthcoming).