variants
or physiologic
as in physical
of or relating to the functioning of living bodies or their parts
People often have a physiological response to fear, such as sweating or shaking.
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Recent Examples of physiological
Food insecurity contributes to eating disorders through a range of physiological and psychological processes.
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Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
It is supported by brain networks and shaped by physiological factors like sleep, stress levels and emotional mood.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
It’s influenced by several factors, such as physiological, psychological and emotional.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
It is supported by brain networks and shaped by physiological factors like sleep, stress levels and emotional mood.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
It’s influenced by several factors, such as physiological, psychological and emotional.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
The materialist, physiological explanation for the phenomenon of panic generates a bright contrast with the philosophical and metaphysical inquiries that have Nicholas, and Clune, in their grip.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physiological
Adjective
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Green Hill plans to help restart Smith Springs financially, provide manpower for physical work and could potentially have some of its congregants move to Smith Springs Baptist, officials said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Harbaugh wants to be a physical team.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the fist evolved as an anatomical accident, a by-product of the lengthened fingers and opposable thumbs that gave humans their unparalleled tool-grabbing dexterity.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to these anatomical innovations, the Prince Creek birds (apart from the flightless hesperornithines) would have been capable of flying great distances to the Arctic to breed.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Physiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiological. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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