biofeedback
English
Noun
biofeedback (countable and uncountable, plural biofeedbacks)
- A technique consisting of measuring a person's quantifiable bodily functions, such as blood pressure, heart rate, skin temperature, sweat gland activity, and muscle tension, then conveying the information to the person in real-time.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Training Codex entry:
- Biotics must develop conscious control over their nervous systems, sending specific electrical impulses to the element zero nodules embedded in their nerves. They are taught to use their implants and amps with biofeedback devices and physical mnemonics. Specific gestures or muscle movements fire the proper sequence of nerves to activate a certain skill.
Descendants
- → Italian: biofeedback
- → Polish: biofeedback
Translations
measuring a person's bodily functions and conveying the information to the person in real-time
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Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English biofeedback.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English biofeedback. By surface analysis, bio- + feedback. First attested in 1976.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjɔˈfid.bɛk/
- Rhymes: -idbɛk
- Syllabification: bio‧feed‧back
Declension
Declension of biofeedback
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | biofeedback |
| genitive | biofeedbacku |
| dative | biofeedbackowi |
| accusative | biofeedback |
| instrumental | biofeedbackiem |
| locative | biofeedbacku |
| vocative | biofeedbacku |
Further reading
- biofeedback in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- biofeedback in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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