Physiology Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Derived terms
    • 1.3.2 Related terms
    • 1.3.3 Translations
    • 1.3.4 See also
  • 1.4 External links

English

Etymology

From French physiologie < Latin physiologia < Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (“natural philosophy”) < φύσις (physis, “nature”) + λόγος (logos, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌfɪziˈɒləʤi/, SAMPA: /%fIzi"Ql@dZi/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˌfɪziˈɑːləʤi/, SAMPA: /%fIzi"A:l@dZi/

Noun

physiology (uncountable)

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.
2. (obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.

Derived terms

• animal physiology
• cytophysiology
• ecophysiology
• electrophysiology
• neurophysiology
• pathophysiology
• plant physiology
• psychophysiology
• sociophysiology

Related terms

• physiologic
• physiological
• physiologist

See also

• biology
• anatomy

External links

• physiology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• physiology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• physiology at OneLook Dictionary Search

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