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Noun: biological clock  ,bI-u'ló-ji-kul klók
  1. An innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
    "Jet lag occurs when your biological clock is out of sync with local time";
    - body clock

Derived forms: biological clocks

Type of: mechanism

Encyclopedia: Biological clock