Definition of chronotherapy
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:treatment of a sleep disorder (such as insomnia) by changing sleeping and waking times in an attempt to reset the patient's biological clock
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First Known Use of chronotherapy
1973
Medical Dictionary
chronotherapy
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chro·no·ther·a·py
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ˌkrän-ə-ˈther-ə-pē, ˌkrō-nə-
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medical Definition of chronotherapy
plural chronotherapies
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: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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chronotherapeutics
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\-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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