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单词 chronotherapy
释义

chronotherapy

noun

chro·​no·​ther·​a·​py ˌkrä-nō-ˈther-ə-pē How to pronounce chronotherapy (audio)
ˌkrō-
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 How to pronounce chronotherapy (audio)
ˌkrō-
: the administration of medication or treatment in coordination with the body's circadian rhythms to maximize effectiveness and minimize side effects

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Certainly, Benedetti has never been offered pharmaceutical funding to carry out his trials of chronotherapy. Linda Geddes, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2018 San Raffaele Hospital first introduced triple chronotherapy in 1996. Linda Geddes, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

chrono- + therapy

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

chronotherapy

noun

chro·​no·​ther·​a·​py ˌkrän-ə-ˈther-ə-pē, ˌkrō-nə- How to pronounce chronotherapy (audio)
plural chronotherapies
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
2
or chronotherapeutics
-ˌther-ə-ˈpyüt-iks How to pronounce chronotherapy (audio)
: 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
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