bioenergetics
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bio·en·er·get·ics | \ ˌbī-(ˌ)ō-ˌe-nər-ˈje-tiks 
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\Definition of bioenergetics
1 : the biology of energy transformations and energy exchanges (as in photosynthesis) within and between living things and their environments
2 : a system of physical and psychological therapy that is held to increase well-being by releasing blocked physical and psychic energy
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bioenergetics
noun plural but singular in constructionbio·en·er·get·ics | \ -ˌen-ər-ˈjet-iks \
\Medical Definition of bioenergetics
1 : the biology of energy transformations and energy exchanges within and between living things and their environments
2 : a system of therapy that combines breathing and body exercises, psychological therapy, and the free expression of impulses and emotions and that is held to increase well-being by releasing blocked physical and psychic energy
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bioenergetic \ -ik \ adjective
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The first known use of bioenergetics was in 1907
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