1_million_words | Word of the Day 01/21/22 Circadian

Circadian (adjective)
circadian [ sur-key-dee-uhn, -kad-ee-, sur-kuh-dee-uhn ]

adjective
1. noting or pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals.

WORDS RELATED TO CIRCADIAN
constantly, day-to-day, everyday, often, periodic, regular, regularly, routine, common, commonplace, ordinary, cyclic, day after day, day by day, diurnal, per diem, quotidian

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Origin: 1955–60; < Latin circā about + di(ēs) day + -an

HOW TO USE CIRCADIAN IN A SENTENCE
In the daytime, light enters the retina and stimulates the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that maintains circadian rhythms, letting the body know it’s time to be awake and functioning.
CAN A HAPPY LAMP HELP CURE YOUR WINTER BLUES?|ERIN FENNESSY|JANUARY 25, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE

Our bodies’ circadian rhythms function best with established routines, predictable light, and lower noise levels.
BEDSIDE LIGHTS THAT DO MORE THAN SHINE|POPSCI COMMERCE TEAM|JANUARY 14, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE

While blue light has gotten a bad rap for disrupting our circadian rhythms, research suggests that it’s only stimulating when it’s too bright.
TO TAKE THE MOST RELAXING BATH EVER, ADD SOME HEALTHY TIPS|RACHEL FELTMAN|JANUARY 3, 2021|POPULAR-SCIENCE

While it’s true that our circadian rhythms directly affect our digestive activity, as biologist Lawrence Scheving detailed in the journal Gastroenterology, those individual patterns rarely sync up with the time on a clock.
FIVE MYTHS ABOUT NUTRITION|JESSICA WILSON|DECEMBER 31, 2020|WASHINGTON POST

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