chronotherapy
noun
ˌkrō- \
Definition of chronotherapy
1 : treatment of a sleep disorder (such as insomnia) by changing sleeping and waking times in an attempt to reset the patient's biological clock
2
or
chronotherapeutics
\ˌkrä-nə-ˌther-ə-ˈpyü-tiks,
ˌkrō-
\
: the administration of medication or treatment in coordination with the body's circadian rhythms to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects
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chronotherapy
noun
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Medical Definition of chronotherapy
1 : treatment of a sleep disorder (as insomnia) by changing sleeping and waking times in an attempt to reset the patient's biological clock A nondrug treatment called chronotherapy can be used to “re-set” the body clock. —Tara Parker-Pope, The Wall Street Journal, 21 Mar. 2006
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or
chronotherapeutics
\-ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-iks
— called also
chronotherapeutics
\
: the administration of medication or treatment in coordination with the body's circadian rhythms to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects
Chronotherapy is the relatively new practice of timed treatment. —The Daily News of Los Angeles, 29 Sept. 1997
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