biological clock
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Definition(s):
- (n) an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
Usage(s):
- Until, that is, the biological clock began its inexorable countdown.
- Women aren't the only ones with a biological clock.
- I could hear the biological clock of my arms ticking.
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