physiologist

noun

phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gist ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

plural physiologists

: a person specializing in the biological study of the functions and processes of living organisms and their parts : a biologist specializing in physiology

Beall also compared the percentage of hemoglobin in each person's blood that carries oxygen—a value known by physiologists as oxygen saturation.

—Jessica Gorman

The "fight or flight" reaction has long been known to physiologists: the heart beats faster, the muscles are readied and the body is primed in the most primitive of survival instincts.

—David Golman

Every exercise program should be personally prescribed by a professional—such as a sports-medicine physician or an exercise physiologist—and should aim at improving flexibility, strength and cardiovascular functioning.

—Deborah Blumenthal

Examples of physiologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Mexican capital is 349 feet higher than Flagstaff and physiologist Jack Daniels convinced the four men that northern Arizona was the best place to both test out Niskanen’s theory and explore the effects of thin air on runners. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024

The report highlights solutions and recommendations directly from top-tier athletes themselves along with climate scientists and leading heat physiologists. —Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024

But muscle-strengthening exercises include far more variables, says physiologist William Kraemer of the Ohio State University. —Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024

For a century, physiologists have puzzled over how the body coordinates the switch between storage and release. —Emily Underwood, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

physiologist

noun

phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gist

ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst

: a specialist in physiology

Medical Definition

physiologist

noun

phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gist ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst 

: a specialist in physiology