infradian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cyclical with a periodicity significantly longer than 24 hours, that is, less frequent than circadian.

Word forms

infradian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the Latin infra (“below”) and diēs (“a day”) with the English suffix -an. Compare circadian, ultradian, and infra etc.

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