Meaning of semicircadian | Babel Free

Definitions

Occurring twice in a 24 hour period.

not-comparable

Examples

“In chronobiology, a circasemidian rhythm is a physiological arousal cycle that peaks twice in a 24-hour day. It may also be called the semicircadian rhythm .”

“During early pregnancy, PRL secretion occurs in a semi-circadian rhythm, characterized by a large nocutrnal surge and a slightly smaller diurnal surge.”

“… individuals from a rocky shore with a rhythmic tidal pattern and a large tidal range exhibited a semicircadian activity rhythm (period around 12h), but no such rhythm was detected for fish from a rocky shore with an irregular tidal pattern and a small tide range.”

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