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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)

  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 and chemical phenomena involved.
  2. (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

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contractility

English

Noun

contractility (countable and uncountable, plural contractilities)

  1. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles).
  2. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks.
  3. (physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • contractile

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