physiology
playSimple Definition of physiology
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: a science that deals with the ways that living things function
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: the ways that living things or any of their parts function
Full Definition of physiology
1 : 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 — compare anatomy
2 : the organic processes and phenomena of an organism or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process
Examples of physiology in a sentence
She took a course in anatomy and physiology.
the physiology of diseased plants
Origin and Etymology of physiology
Latin physiologia natural science, from Greek, from physi- + -logia -logy
First Known Use: 1615
Other Physiology Terms
PHYSIOLOGY Defined for Kids
physiology
playDefinition of physiology for Students
1 : a branch of biology that deals with the processes and activities that keep living things alive
2 : the processes and activities by which a living thing or any part of it functions
Medical Dictionary
physiology
playMedical Definition of physiology
physiologies
1: 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—compare anatomy 1, morphology 1
2: the organic processes and phenomena of an organism or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process <the physiology of the thyroid gland>
3: a treatise on physiology
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