biological clock

English

Noun

biological clock (plural biological clocks)

1. (biology) Any of several mechanisms that regulate the periodicity of biological functions
2. The progression from puberty to menopause during which a woman can bear children

Synonyms

• body clock

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: biologinen kello (fi)
• French: horloge biologique (fr) f

Quotations

• 2005 US Department of Health - Your guide to healthy sleep

  Your biological clock is actually a tiny bundle of cells in your brain that responds to light signals received through your eyes.

• 1994 Rugh Winter, Bonnie Eaker-Weil - Adultery, the Forgivable Sin

  Take Linda, a thirty-nine-year-old newscaster who relished her career but began to hear the alarm ringing on her biological clock.

See also

• biorhythm
• circadian rhythm