Definition of Physiology. Meaning of Physiology. Synonyms of Physiology

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Definition of Physiology

Physiology
Physiology Phys`i*ol"o*gy, n.; pl. Physiologies. [L. physiologia, Gr. ?; fy`sis nature + ? 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. 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.

Meaning of Physiology from wikipedia

- divided into medical physiology, animal physiology, plant physiology, cell physiology, and comparative physiology. Central to physiological functioning are...
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded yearly by the Nobel ****embly at the Karolinska Institute...
- In physiology, respiration is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the...
- In physiology, a stimulus is a change in a living thing's internal or external environment. This change can be detected by an organism or organ using sensitivity...
- Physiology & Behavior is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier. It covers the fields of behavioral neuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology...
- Exercise physiology is the physiology of physical exercise. It is one of the allied health professions, and involves the study of the acute responses and...
- human body includes anatomy, physiology, histology and embryology. The body varies anatomically in known ways. Physiology focuses on the systems and organs...
- Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. Plant physiologists study fundamental processes...
- anatomy & physiology. (8th ed. ed., pp. 945-947). San Francisco: Pearson Benjamin ****mings. Marieb, E., & Marieb, E. (2013). Human anatomy & physiology. (9th...
- Clinical physiology is an academic discipline within the medical sciences and a clinical medical specialty for physicians in the health care systems of...