PHYSIOLOGY

physiology

(noun) processes and functions of an organism

physiology

(noun) the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

physiology (countable and uncountable, plural physiologies)

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.

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

Hyponyms

• cytophysiology

• ecophysiology

• electrophysiology

• neurophysiology

• pathophysiology

• phytophysiology

• psychophysiology

• sociophysiology

• zoophysiology

Source: Wiktionary

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Phys`i*ol"o*gy, n.; pl. Physiologies. Etym: [L. physiologia, Gr. physiologie.]

1. The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.

Note: It is divided into animal and vegetable physiology, dealing with animal and vegetable life respectively. When applied especially to a study of the functions of the organs and tissues in man, it is called human physiology.

2. A treatise on physiology. Mental physiology, the science of the functions and phenomena of the mind, as distinguished from a philosophical explanation of the same.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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