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Webster 1913 Edition
physiology
physˊi-ol′o-gy
(fĭzˊĭ-ŏl′ō̍-jy̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Physiologies
(#)
. [L.
physiologia
, Gr. φυσιολογία
; φύσισ
nature + λόγοσ
discourse: cf. F. physiologie
.] 1.
The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
☞ 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Physiology
PHYSIOL'OGY
,Noun.
1.
According to the Greek, this word signifies a discourse or treatise of nature, but the moderns use the word in a more limited sense, for the science of the properties and functions of animals and plants, comprehending what is common to all animals and plants, and what is peculiar to individuals and species.2.
The science of the mind, of its various phenomena, affections and powers.Definition 2024
physiology
physiology
English
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.
Derived terms
Terms derived from physiology
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Translations
branch of biology
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