Name: | sleep |
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Synonyms: | diapause, dormancy, lethargus |
Definition: | Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a periodic, readily reversible state of reduced awareness and metabolic activity. Usually accompanied by physical relaxation, the onset of sleep in humans and other mammals is marked by a change in the electrical activity of the brain. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0030431] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | delayed |
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Synonyms: | late |
Definition: | A quality of a process which starts later than the natural start time or the reference process. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000502] |