ULTRADIAN


Meaning of ULTRADIAN in English

[ ʌl'treɪdɪən ]

■ adjective Physiology recurring more than once a day (but less than once an hour). Compare with infradian .

Origin

1960s: from ultra- 'beyond' on the pattern of circadian .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.