physiological

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #24020

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to how the body and its organs normally work.

Stress can trigger physiological changes such as a faster heartbeat.
2

adj
Relating to physiology, the scientific study of how living things function.

She specialises in the physiological effects of exercise on the heart.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to how the body... physiologic

Word family

Derived forms anatomophysiologicalaphysiologicalbiophysiologicalcardiophysiologicalchemicophysiologicalchronophysiologicalclimatophysiologicalcryophysiologicalcytophysiologicalecophysiologicalelectrophysiologicalextraphysiological

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Phrases (1)

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physiological psychology
the study of the bodily processes underlying thought, emotion, and behavior

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# physiological

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 24020

## Meanings
1. Relating to how the body and its organs normally work.
2. Relating to physiology, the scientific study of how living things function.

## Examples
- Stress can trigger physiological changes such as a faster heartbeat.
- She specialises in the physiological effects of exercise on the heart.

## Synonyms
- physiologic

## Derived Forms
- anatomophysiological
- aphysiological
- biophysiological
- cardiophysiological
- chemicophysiological
- chronophysiological
- climatophysiological
- cryophysiological
- cytophysiological
- ecophysiological
- electrophysiological
- extraphysiological

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

## AI Etymology
Physiological is either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include relating to how the body and its organs normally work and relating to physiology, the scientific study of how living things function. The wider family includes derived forms such as anatomophysiological, aphysiological, biophysiological, cardiophysiological, and chemicophysiological.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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