physiology

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The biology and/or form of a living organism.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.

Synonyms

bionomy

menses

physiological

plant physiology

antomy

Translations

physiologie

fisiologia

Physiologie

fisiología

φυσιολογία

fisiologia

fisiologia

fysiologie

fizyoloji

physiologia

فيزيولوجيا

fisiologia

ciência natural

erkzanist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”). Equivalent to physio- + -logy.