physiology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”). Equivalent to physio- + -logy.
Meanings
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(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.
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- (countable, uncountable) The biology or form of a living organism.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| physiologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
Hyponyms
electrophysiology · phytophysiology · zoophysiology · cerebrophysiology · neuropsychophysiology · sociophysiology · chronophysiology · geophysiology · neurophysiology · cytophysiology · histophysiology · etiophysiology · neuro-associative physiology · thermophysiology · cardiophysiology · macrophysiology · palaeophysiology · nanophysiology · psychophysiology · pathoneurophysiology · microphysiology · optophysiology · ecophysiology · ethnophysiology · paleophysiology · photophysiology · normophysiology · immunophysiology · pharmacophysiology · cryophysiology · metaphysiology · mitophysiology · pathophysiology · sports physiology · biophysiology · morphophysiology · aestho-physiology · cosmophysiology
Relateds
physiologize · biochemistry · physiologist · physiological · physiologic
Synonyms
bionomy (branch of biology)
Translations (69)
sw fiziolojia (branch of biology) · el φυσιολογία (branch of biology) · de Physiologie (branch of biology) · lv fizioloģija (branch of biology) · cmn 生理 (branch of biology) · th สรีรวิทยา (branch of biology) · et füsioloogia (branch of biology) · ko 생리학 (branch of biology) · fa کاراندامشناسی (branch of biology) · eo fiziologio (branch of biology) · km សរីរវិទ្យា (branch of biology) · kn ಶರೀರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (branch of biology) · gu શારીરિકશાસ્ત્ર (branch of biology) · gu દેહધર્મવિદ્યા (branch of biology) · ms kaji tugas organ (branch of biology) · hy ֆիզիոլոգիա (branch of biology) · la physiologia (branch of biology) · ja 生理学 (branch of biology) · cmn 生理學 /生理学 (branch of biology) · cs činosloví (branch of biology) · id ilmu faal (branch of biology) · hu fiziológia (branch of biology) · ka ფიზიოლოგია (branch of biology) · hi दैहिकी (branch of biology) · hy բնախոսություն (branch of biology) · ar عِلْم وَظَائِف اَلْأَعْضَاء (branch of biology) · ab афизиологиа (branch of biology) · pt fisiologia (branch of biology) · ar فِيزْيُولُوجِيَا (branch of biology) · id fisiologi (branch of biology) · gu શરીરક્રિયાવિજ્ઞાન (branch of biology) · sv fysiologi (branch of biology) · hi शरीरक्रिया विज्ञान (branch of biology) · ms fisiologi (branch of biology) · es fisiología (branch of biology) · mk физиологија (branch of biology) · lo ສະລີລະວິທະຍາ (branch of biology) · zza fizyoloci (branch of biology) · bg физиология (branch of biology) · pl fizjologia (branch of biology) · hu élettan (branch of biology) · gl fisioloxía (branch of biology) · vi sinh lý học (branch of biology) · nl fysiologie (branch of biology) · ja 生理 (branch of biology) · ca fisiologia (branch of biology) · tl liksanan (branch of biology) · lt fiziologija (branch of biology) · oc fisiologia (branch of biology) · nb fysiologi (branch of biology) · fr physiologie (branch of biology) · ga fiseolaíocht (branch of biology) · nn fysiologi (branch of biology) · mi mātai whaiaroaro (branch of biology) · uk фізіоло́гія (branch of biology) · it fisiologia (branch of biology) · be фізіяло́гія (branch of biology) · he פִיזְיוֹלוֹגְיָה (branch of biology) · tr fizyoloji (branch of biology) · ru физиоло́гия (branch of biology) · fi fysiologia (branch of biology) · hi कार्यिकी (branch of biology) · ro fiziologie (branch of biology) · my ဇီဝကမ္မဗေဒ (branch of biology) · da fysiologi (branch of biology) · is lífeðlisfræði (branch of biology) · ast fisioloxía (branch of biology) · xal физиолог (branch of biology) · cs fyziologie (branch of biology)