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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary phys·i·ol·o·gy \\ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin physiologia natural science, from Greek, from physi- + -logia -logy DATE 1615 1. 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 — compare anatomy 2. the organic processes and phenomena of an organism or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process • phys·i·ol·o·gist \\-jist\\ noun English Etymology physiology 1560s, "study and description of natural objects," from L.physiologia "natural science, study of nature," from Gk.physiologia "natural science," from physio-, comb. form of physis "nature" (see physic) + logia "study." Meaning "science of the normal function of living things" is attested from 1615. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 physiology physi·ology / 7fizi5ClEdVi; NAmE -5B:lE- / noun1. [U] the scientific study of the normal functions of living things 生理学: the department of anatomy and physiology 解剖生理学系 2. [U, sing.] the way in which a particular living thing functions 生理机能: plant physiology 植物的生理机能 the physiology of the horse 马的生理机能 • physio·logic·al / 7fiziE5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adj.: the physiological effect of space travel 宇宙航行的生理影响 • physio·lo·gic·al·ly / -ikli / adv. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: plant physiology , or aestho-physiology , or general physiologyphys·i·ol·o·gy \ˌfizēˈälə.jē, -ji\ noun (-es) Etymology: Latin physiologia, from Greek, from physi- + -logia -logy 1. obsolete a. : natural science, natural philosophy 1 b. : a particular theory or view of nature 2. : a branch of biology dealing with the processes, activities, and phenomena incidental to and characteristic of life or of living organisms : the study of the functions and activities of living matter (as of organs, tissues, or cells) as such and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved — distinguished from anatomy; compare psychology 3. : the organic processes and phenomena of an organism or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process < the physiology of the jellyfish > < physiology of the thyroid gland > < physiology of a rust fungus > < the physiology of digestion > 4. : a treatise on physiology |
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