physiological

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to the biological study of physiology

   physiological psychology

2. 2
   adj

   Of, or relating to physiology.

   When the institute was moved to Tübingen in 1945 because of air raids on Berlin, he also assumed the post of professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Tübingen and, when the institute was moved once again in 1956 to Münich, he also was named professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Münich. He retired from his post at Münich in 1971.

3. 3
   adj

   of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning

4. 4
   adj

   Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.

Etymology

Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.