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Chronobiology Phenomena MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Chronobiology Phenomena
Tree Number(s)
G07.180
Unique ID
D002909
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002909
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Biological systems as affected by time. Aging, biological rhythms, and cyclic phenomena are included. Statistical, computer-aided mathematical procedures are used to describe, in mathematical terminology, various biological functions over time.
Entry Term(s)
Chronobiology Concepts
Chronobiology Phenomenon
NLM Classification #
QT 167
Previous Indexing
Biological Clocks (1966-1985)
Periodicity (1966-1985)
See Also
Biological Clocks
Chronobiology Discipline
Chronobiology Disorders
Chronotherapy
Drug Chronotherapy
Sleep Phase Chronotherapy
Public MeSH Note
2009; see CHRONOBIOLOGY 1986-2008
History Note
2009 (1986)
Date Introduced
1986/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/16
Chronobiology Phenomena Preferred
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