Biofeedback

Definition: Biofeedback

Biofeedback

Noun

1. A training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them.

Crosswords: Biofeedback

Specialty definitions using "biofeedback": clinical counselo, CLINICAL THERAPIST ♦ VOICE PATHOLOGIST. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Biofeedback" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Spanish (biofeedback).

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Specialty Definition: Biofeedback

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Biofeedback is a technique using technology to monitor bodily functions such as heart rate or brain waves with the goal of controlling them so as to increase performance or health. Neurofeedback is biofeedback using brainwaves.

One example of this is a device which signals when muscles are being tensed. Through visual (a light) or auditory (a beeping noise) signals people can be trained to relax their muscles.

There is some dispute as to whether the learning that takes place under biofeedback can be maintained once the feedback is removed. Meanwhile checkout http://www.psychotherapy.com/bio.html

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Biofeedback."

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Commercial Usage: Biofeedback

Domain	Title
Books	A biofeedback primer (reference) A Symphony in the Brain: The Evolution of the New Brain Wave Biofeedback (reference) Beyond Biofeedback (reference) Biofeedback & Somatics: Toward Personal Evolution (reference) Biofeedback and Behavior (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Biofeedback [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Biofeedback

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Biofeedback can be practiced at home with a portable monitor. (references)
		Thermal biofeedback allows a patient to consciously raise hand temperature. (references)
		The patient can then use biofeedback anywhere at the first sign of a headache. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Biofeedback

"Biofeedback" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.86% of the time. "Biofeedback" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	92.86%	26	68,323
Noun (proper)	7.14%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	28	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Biofeedback

Expressions using "biofeedback": Biofeedback (Psychology) ♦ Biofeedback Without Machines ♦ Electroacupuncture biofeedback. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Biofeedback

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
biofeedback	470	anxiety biofeedback	3
biofeedback therapy	27	add biofeedback	3
eeg biofeedback	25	biofeedback qxci	3
biofeedback training	18	biofeedback incontinence	3
biofeedback equipment	15	biofeedback eeg equipment	3
biofeedback machine	14	biofeedback machine thoughtstream	3
biofeedback therapist	13	portable biofeedback	3
biofeedback software	10	biofeedback device	3
biofeedback monitor	9	biofeedback relaxation	3
biofeedback adhd	7	biofeedback diagnostic	2
biofeedback course distance education	7	biofeedback depression	2
biofeedback product	6	biofeedback entertainment	2
biofeedback certification london	6	migraine biofeedback	2
biofeedback certification uk	6	assessment biofeedback houston	2
biofeedback blood high pressure	5	biofeedback houston training	2
biofeedback electromyographic	4	america biofeedback certification institute	2
biofeedback inexpensive portable	4	biofeedback certification	2
emg biofeedback	4	biofeedback meditação	2
alternative biofeedback center medicine	4	biofeedback stens	2
biofeedback technique	3	biofeedback epilepsy	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Biofeedback

Language		Translations for "biofeedback"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		biorégulation. (various references)

German		Autogenes Training. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ハ長調 (bar, bar code, barbarism, barbecue, barbell, barber, barell, bargain, bargain sale, bargaining power, bartender, barter, base, Bayer, BBQ, Berkeley, berkelium, Berkley, Bermuda shorts, Bermuda Triangle, berth, bias, biathlon, bio, bio music, biochip, biocomputer, bioconversion, bioelectronics, bioethics, biogas, biography, biohazard, bioholonics, bioindustry, bioinfomatics, biomass, bionics, biopsy, bioreactor, biorhythm, bioscience, biosensor, biotechnology, biotelemetry, biotron, bird carving, bird sanctuary, bird watching, birdcall, birdie, Birmingham, birth, birth control, birthday, bourbon, Burberry, burger, burlesque, burner, burn-out syndrome, burst, buying power, by, bye, C major, crowbar, Farbenfabriken Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, hair combed in stripes across a bald pate, old man who takes Viagra, scale, updating a software version, Vermont, vernier, verse, version, vertical marketing, violin, violinist, virgin, Virginia, virginity, virtual, virtual circuit, virtual reality). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		バイオフィードバック . (various references)

Pig Latin		iofeedbackbay

Serbo-Croatian		primena energije. (various references)

Spanish		biofeedback. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Biofeedback

Derivations
	Words beginning with "biofeedback": biofeedbacks. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Biofeedback"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "biofeedback" (pronounced bīōfē"dba'k)
6	-f ē" d b a' k	feedback.
4	-d b a' k	hardback.
3	-b a' k	buyback, comeback, cornerback, cutback, drawback, fallback, flashback, fullback, giveback, greenback, halfback, hatchback, horseback, humpback, hunchback, kickback, leaseback, leatherback, outback, paperback, payback, piggyback, playback, pullback, quarterback, razorback, rollback, setback, throwback, wingback.
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Anagrams: Biofeedback

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-b-c-d-e-e-f-i-k-o"
	-3 letters: feedback.
	-4 letters: dieback.
	-5 letters: babied, backed, beaked, becked, bedeck, biface, bodice, cabbed, cabbie, ceboid, codeia, coifed, debeak, deface, fibbed, fobbed, kebbie.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-b-c-d-e-e-f-i-k-o"
	+1 letter: biofeedbacks.
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