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.—
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David GolmanEvery 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
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Sure, a physiologist named Michael Joyner had floated the idea that such a feat might be humanly possible in a journal paper way back in 1991.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2026
On Saturday, Picot was helped across the graduation stage by Brittany McCormick, an exercise physiologist at Sheltering Arms.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Sure, a physiologist named Michael Joyner had floated the idea that such a feat might be humanly possible in a journal paper way back in 1991.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Jessica Scott, an exercise physiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, worked on early prototypes for NASA, anticipating that astronauts would be vulnerable to rapid muscle atrophy without physical exertion.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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physiologist
noun
phys·i·ol·o·gist
ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in physiology
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