See Also: biocycle(medicine)
fettle(medicine)
fettle(1)(dictionary)
fettle(2)(dictionary)
fettle(dictionary)
fettle(dictionary)

fettle(1) (iou) and biocycle (medicine)


fettle(1) (iou)



fettle noun1. obsolete exc. Scot. & north.
[Old English fetel = Old High German feil (German Fessel) chain, band, Old Norse fetill bandage, strap, from Germanic base meaning 'grasp, hold'.]
A strip or band of material; a belt, a bandage, a handle on a pannier etc.

biocycle (medicine)


biocycle


A biological cycle, repeated cycles of biological phenomena within the bodies of living things.

Examples: menstruation in humans, the daily sleep cycle which, when disturbed, results in jet lag, and migration.