Physiology
[,fɪzɪ'ɒlədʒɪ] or ['fɪzɪ'ɑlədʒi]
Definition
(noun.) processes and functions of an organism.
(noun.) the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms.
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Definition
(n.) The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
(n.) A treatise on physiology.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Science of life, animal and vegetable economy, science of organized beings, science of the functions of animals and vegetables.
Editor: Ronda
Definition
n. the science of the nature and processes of life of the vital phenomena of animals and plants and the functions of their parts—a branch of biology.—adjs. Physiolog′ic -al.—adv. Physiolog′ically.—v.i. Physiol′ogise.—n. Physiol′ogist.
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Examples
- When we see a book called the Life of Lincoln we do not expect to find within its covers a treatise on physiology. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- His father was a teacher of vocal physiology at Edinburgh, and he himself became a teacher of deaf mutes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The book in your hand is Doctor Elliotson's HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY; and the case which the doctor cites rests on the well-known authority of Mr. Combe. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Physiology says, and says truly, that some men are born with female constitutions--and I am one of them! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- New secrets of physiology may be revealed, deeply affecting human nature in its innermost recesses. Plato. The Republic.
- Physical astronomy, physical geography, meteorology, ph ysics, chemistry, geology, botany, anatomy, physiology, embryology, and zo?logy were enriched by his teaching. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- His School of Vocal Physiology had had to be abandoned, and he found that his only pupils were Miss Hubbard and small George Sanders. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Don't suppose that I am going to weary you with a lecture on physiology, he said. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Boston University offered him a professorship, and he opened a School of Vocal Physiology, which paid him well. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- To this end he visited tan-yards and farmers, and in 1802 began to deliver a course of lectures on The Connection of Chemistry with Vegetable Physiology. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Upon this side, the doctrine of educative accord with nature has been reinforced by the development of modern biology, physiology, and psychology. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Here and there in these cabinets may also be found a few models which he has used at times in his studies of anatomy and physiology. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Yet his works on human ana tomy and physiology were authoritative for the subseq uent thirteen centuries. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They studied physiology and hygiene, and their _materia medica_ was practically the same as ours to-day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In the reco rds of Egyptian medical practice can be traced the origin of chemistry, anatomy, physiology, and botany. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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