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The former Army medic from Portland, Oregon died three years after she was diagnosed, at 35, with biphasic mesothelioma.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What is biphasic sleep?
—Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2022
In other words, segmented (or biphasic) sleep used to be the norm.
—Richard Sima, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
Alcohol is biphasic, says Rajita Sinha, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.
—Emma Yasinski, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2021
Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said Ekirch's findings on biphasic sleep, while not without controversy, had informed his work as a sleep scientist.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022
One worrisome possibility is that the coronavirus follows what is known as a biphasic infection: the virus persists and causes a different set of symptoms than observed in the initial bout.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
A typical feature of ODS is the biphasic presentation.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2011
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
What is biphasic sleep?
—Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2022
In other words, segmented (or biphasic) sleep used to be the norm.
—Richard Sima, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
Alcohol is biphasic, says Rajita Sinha, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine.
—Emma Yasinski, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2021
Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said Ekirch's findings on biphasic sleep, while not without controversy, had informed his work as a sleep scientist.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022
One worrisome possibility is that the coronavirus follows what is known as a biphasic infection: the virus persists and causes a different set of symptoms than observed in the initial bout.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
A typical feature of ODS is the biphasic presentation.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2011
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“Biphasic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biphasic. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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biphasic
adjective
bi·phas·ic
(ˈ)bī-ˈfā-zik 
: having two phases
a biphasic life cycle
a biphasic immune response
a biphasic stimulatory effect
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