physiology

C2+ Topic:Biology & Genetics

US /ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/ UK /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the branch of biology dealing with the functions of living organisms and their parts

Human physiology explains how the heart pumps blood through the body.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the branch of biology... biology anatomybiofunction

Word family

Derived forms physiological physiologist

Related forms physics physic physique morphology

Etymology

From Latin physiologia ('natural philosophy'), from Ancient Greek physiologia, from physis ('nature') + -logia ('study', from logos 'word, discourse').

physis Ancient Greek logos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Biology & Genetics Science & Research Word Formation & Derivatives

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# physiology

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/

## Meanings
1. the branch of biology dealing with the functions of living organisms and their parts

## Examples
- Human physiology explains how the heart pumps blood through the body.

## Synonyms
- biology
- anatomy
- biofunction

## Derived Forms
- physiological
- physiologist

## Related Forms
- physics
- physic
- physique
- morphology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: physis
- Root: logos

## Etymology
From Latin physiologia ('natural philosophy'), from Ancient Greek physiologia, from physis ('nature') + -logia ('study', from logos 'word, discourse').

## AI Etymology
Physiology is from Latin physiologia ('natural philosophy'), from Ancient Greek physiologia, from physis ('nature') + -logia ('study', from logos 'word, discourse'). Important recorded forms include physis (Ancient Greek) and logos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the branch of biology dealing with the functions of living organisms and their parts. The wider family includes derived forms such as physiological and physiologist and related words such as physics, physic, physique, and morphology.

## Topics
- Biology & Genetics
- Science & Research
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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