biofeedback

From bio- +‎ feedback. First appears c. 1970 in the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪoʊ.fiːdˌbæk/

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biofeedback (countable and uncountable, plural biofeedbacks)

2. (psychology, psychiatry, physiology) A technique of gaining greater awareness of the many physiological functions of one's own body by using electronic or other instruments, and with the goal of being able to manipulate the body's systems at will.

   Hypernyms: feedback, input

   Hyponym: neurofeedback

   • 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.

4. (psychology, psychiatry, physiology) Being mindful of one's own sensations for similar purposes (irrespective of technological devices).

   Hypernyms: feedback, input

• → Italian: biofeedback
• → Polish: biofeedback

Unadapted borrowing from English biofeedback.

biofeedback m (uncountable)

1. biofeedback

Unadapted borrowing from English biofeedback. By surface analysis, bio- +‎ feedback. First attested in 1976.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /bjɔˈfid.bɛk/
• Rhymes: -idbɛk
• Syllabification: bio‧feed‧back

biofeedback m inan

1. (physiology, psychiatry, psychology) biofeedback (technique of gaining greater awareness of the many physiological functions of one's own body by using electronic or other instruments, and with the goal of being able to manipulate the body's systems at will)

   technika biofeedbacku ― biofeedback technique

• “biofeedback”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “biofeedback”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• biofeedback in PWN's encyclopedia