chronotherapy
/ˌkrɑnəˈθɛrəpi/
noun
- A type of treatment that schedules medical care (like taking medicine or receiving light therapy) to match the body's natural daily rhythms for better results.
- For some sleep disorders, chronotherapy involves gradually shifting bedtime to reset the body's clock.
- Chronotherapy can help people with asthma by timing their medication to when symptoms are worst.
- Doctors use chronotherapy to give cancer drugs at the time of day when healthy cells are least affected.