Definition of infradian in English:
infradian
adjectiveɪnˈfreɪdɪəninˈfrādēən
Physiology (of a rhythm or cycle) having a period of recurrence longer than a day; occurring less than once a day.
Compare with ultradian
Example sentencesExamples
- The crayfish Procambarus clarkii is a nocturnal organism that displays a span of overt circadian and infradian rhythms to adapt to daily and seasonal environmental lighting changes.
- In this paper, a presumptive role for infradian hormonal rhythms is considered.
- The circadian rhythm resides with an infradian rhythm of lunar 28-day cycles, seasonal cycles of cold and hot as well as shifting light and dark.
- Circadian and circannual rhythms of sex steroids in men have been well described, but infradian dynamics of estradiol and progesterone in men are unknown.
Origin
1960s: from infra- ‘below’ (i.e. expressing a lower frequency), on the pattern of circadian.