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physiology
English
Etymology
From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from ????? (phúsis, “nature”) + ????? (lógos, “word”). Equivalent to physi- +? -ology.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?zi??l?d??i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?zi??.l?.d??i/
Noun
physiology (countable and uncountable, plural physiologies)
- 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.
- (obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.
Hyponyms
Related terms
- physiologic
- physiological
- physiologist
Translations
See also
- biology
- anatomy
References
- physiology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- physiology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- physiology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- physiology at OneLook Dictionary Search
physiology From the web:
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contractility
English
Noun
contractility (countable and uncountable, plural contractilities)
- The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
- The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
- (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
Related terms
- contractile
contractility From the web:
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- contractility what does it mean
- what is contractility of the heart
- what increases contractility of the heart
- what is contractility in muscles
- what does contractility of the heart mean
- what is contractility in pharmacology
- what is contractility in cardiac output
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