physiology
nounUK /ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/ · US /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Etymology From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”). Equivalent to physio- + -logy.
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A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
- So he clung to the sides of the vertical tunnel, le wormhole, employing the setules covering his legs, that is, millions of tiny spider-hairs with triangular tips, a wall-creeper physiology if you wish, a hang-upside-down-from-the-ceiling anatomical boon.2023, Isabel Waidner, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, Hamish Hamilton, page 86:
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The biology and/or form of a living organism.
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Obsolete The study and description of natural objects; natural science.
- Synonyms
- bionomy
- Related terms
- physiologic, physiological, physiologist, physiologize, biochemistry
- Hypernyms
- biology
- Hyponyms
38 terms
aestho-physiology, biophysiology, cardiophysiology, cerebrophysiology, chronophysiology, cosmophysiology, cryophysiology, cytophysiology, ecophysiology, electrophysiology, ethnophysiology, etiophysiology, geophysiology, histophysiology, immunophysiology, macrophysiology, metaphysiology, microphysiology, mitophysiology, morphophysiology, nanophysiology, neuro-associative physiology, neurophysiology, neuropsychophysiology, normophysiology, optophysiology, palaeophysiology, paleophysiology, pathoneurophysiology, pathophysiology, pharmacophysiology, photophysiology, phytophysiology, psychophysiology, sociophysiology, sports physiology, thermophysiology, zoophysiology- Coordinate terms
- anatomy