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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: bioritmus (hu)
• Ido: bioritmo (io)
• Portuguese: biorritmo m

pseudoscience

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: biorytmi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: bioritmus (hu)
• Ido: bioritmo (io)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• circadian rhythm
• menstrual cycle