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chronotherapy
noun
chro·no·ther·a·py
| \ ˌkrä-nō-ˈther-ə-pē
, ˌkrō-\
, 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
, 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
chro·no·ther·a·py
| \ ˌkrän-ə-ˈther-ə-pē, ˌkrō-nə-
\
\
plural chronotherapies
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
2
or chronotherapeutics \ -ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-iks
\
: 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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: 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
— called also chronotherapeutics
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