adj 1  :  of, relating to, or having more than one phase < evoked potentials>  - compare DIPHASICb MONOPHASIC1    2  :  having several periods of activity interrupted by intervening periods of rest in each 24 hours <an infant is essentially >  .
 
 
 
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