biphasic
Having two phases
Biphasic describes something occurring in two distinct phases or stages.
In medicine, a biphasic reaction involves symptoms that subside then return hours later.
Biphasic sleep refers to sleeping in two periods rather than one consolidated block: She switched to a biphasic schedule, sleeping six hours at night and napping after lunch.
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
waveform · amplitude · frequency · modulation · transition · intermittence · rhythm · pulse
Midday rest
- napBrief daytime rest
- circadianDaily biological cycle
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- diurnalActive during daylight
REM · NREM · insomnia · somnolence · drowsiness · wakefulness · alertness · segmented
Occurring in two steps
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
initiation · completion · preliminary · secondary · transitional · staged · tandem · bifurcated
Change in trajectory
- pulseArterial blood throb
- spikeSharp rise or point
- depolarizationLoss of electrical gradient
- repolarizationMembrane voltage reset
defibrillator · pacemaker · ECG · EEG · EMG · stimulus · electrical · cardiac
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- alternationSequential interchange of elements
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
pulsation · waveform · amplitude · frequency · modulation · transition · intermittence · rhythm · pulse · sinusoidal
siesta
Midday rest
diurnal · REM · NREM · insomnia · somnolence · drowsiness · wakefulness · alertness · segmented · chronotype
two-stage
Occurring in two steps
- two-stepFast paired ballroom dance
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- phasedIntroduced or removed incrementally
stepwise · initiation · completion · preliminary · secondary · transitional · staged · tandem · bifurcated · dose-response
deflection
Change in trajectory
- pulseArterial blood throb
- spikeSharp rise or point
- depolarizationLoss of electrical gradient
repolarization · defibrillator · pacemaker · ECG · EEG · EMG · stimulus · electrical · cardiac · neural
biphasicmonophasic
Having one distinct phase
single-phase · triphasic · polyphasic · multiphasic · multiphase
biphasiccontinuous
Without pause or gap
uniform · constant · steady · undifferentiated · seamless
phase, phases, phasic, monophasic, polyphasic, multiphasic, triphasic