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...
- 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...
- Cell physiology is the biological study of the activities that take place in a cell to keep it alive. The term physiology refers to normal functions in...
- 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...
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Swedish: Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded yearly by the Nobel ****embly at the Karolinska Institute...
- Cardiovascular physiology is the study of the cardiovascular system, specifically addressing the physiology of the heart ("cardio") and blood vessels ("vascular")...
- Mathematical physiology is an interdisciplinary science. Primarily, it investigates ways in which mathematics may be used to give insight into physiological questions...
- Musculoskeletal physiology is the branch of physiology which addresses the processes of musculoskeletal system. In subclassifying musculoskeletal physiology, MeSH...
- markedly red in the face and often other areas of the skin, from various physiological conditions. Flushing is generally distinguished from blushing, since...
- In physiology, transduction is the translation of arriving stimulus into an action potential by a sensory receptor. It begins when stimulus changes the...