Physiology

Noun

 * 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)  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

Thesaurus
aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, bacteriology, biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science, biology, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, botany, cell physiology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, enzymology, ethnobiology, exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, life science, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, radiobiology, taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology

Etymology
From physiologie: <  physiologia: <  φυσιολογία: < φύσις: + λόγος:.

Translations

 * Armenian:, բնախոսություն
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 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 生理学 (せいりがく seirigaku)
 * Korean: 생리학
 * Latin: physiologia
 * Novial: fisiologia
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