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NYCTHEMERAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

Occurring with a variation that matches that of night and day.

CONT

The regulation of the nychthemeral cycle of temperature and its inversion in the aged.

CONT

These animals have a nychthemeral variation of less than 2°C.

OBS

Compare with "circadian".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Relatif au nycthémère, [soit à une] durée de vingt-quatre heures consécutives, c'est-à-dire l'espace de temps qui comprend une nuit et un jour.

OBS

D'après le Grand Robert, en physiologie, on a tendance à utiliser plutôt «circadien» (voir cette fiche dans TERMIUM).

Spanish

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