physiology

Physiology — (from Greek gr. φύσις, physis , nature, origin ; and gr. λογία, logia ) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. Physiology has traditionally been divided between plant physiology and animal… …   Wikipedia

Physiology — Phys i*ol o*gy, n.; pl. {Physiologies}. [L. physiologia, Gr. ?; fy sis nature + ? discourse: cf. F. physiologie.] 1. The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

physiology — noun физиология …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

physiology — 1> физиология …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

physiology — /fiz ee ol euh jee/, n. 1. the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes. 2. the organic processes or functions in an organism or in any of its… …   Universalium

Physiology — The study of how living organisms function including such processes as nutrition, movement, and reproduction. The word “function” is important to the definition of physiology because physiology traditionally had to do with the function of living… …   Medical dictionary

physiology — ˌfɪzɪˈɔlədʒɪ сущ. физиология физиология physiology физиология …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

physiology — noun Etymology: Latin physiologia natural science, from Greek, from physi + logia logy Date: 1615 1. 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

physiology — n. [Gr. physis, nature; logos, discourse] The study of cell and tissue function and activities of living organisms …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

physiology — noun /ˌfɪziˈɒləʤi,ˌfɪziˈɑːləʤi/ 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. See Also: physiologic,… …   Wiktionary