biological time

/ˌˈbaɪəˌlɑdʒəkəl taɪm/

Definitions of biological time

1. noun

   the time of various biological processes
   types:

   circadian rhythm

   a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms

   change of life, climacteric, menopause

   the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends

   climacteric

   a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause

   gestation, gestation period

   the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

   refractory period

   (neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response

   type of:

   time

   the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past