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
The study of the physical and chemical processes involved in the functioning of the human body
Physiology is the scientific study of how people's and animals' bodies function, and of how plants function. the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology. + physiologist physiologists physi·olo·gist a retired plant physiologist
The study of functions and processes in living things [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location]
That section of the science of biology which deals solely with the operation of the functional processes of the many coordinated physical units of the healthy body It is not specifically concerned with the mental content of the mind or with mental processes in so far as they are separate from the purely physical processes
The biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts Scientists studying plant physiology might be interested in how nutrients are transported from roots to leaves
The biological study of the functions, activities, and vital processes performed by a normal living organism Physiology differs from anatomy in that it emphasizes process over structure
= science of the normal functions of the body, especially those involving physical processes
The science of the functioning of living organisms, and of their component systems or parts
The physiology of a human or animal's body or of a plant is the way that it functions. the physiology of respiration. insect physiology. + physiological physio·logi·cal the physiological effects of stress. Study of the functioning of living organisms or their constituent tissues or cells. Physiology was usually considered separately from anatomy until the development of high-powered microscopes made it clear that structure and function were inseparable at the cellular and molecular level. An understanding of biochemistry is fundamental to physiology. Physiological processes are dynamic; cells change their function in response to changes in the composition of their local environment, and the organism responds to alterations in both its internal and external environment. Many physiological reactions are aimed at preserving a constant physical and chemical internal environment (homeostasis). See also cytology