physiology

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• The study and description of natural objects; natural science.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• cytophysiology
• ecophysiology
• electrophysiology
• neurophysiology
• pathophysiology
• phytophysiology
• psychophysiology
• sociophysiology
• zoophysiology

Origin

• From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία, from φύσις + λόγος. Equivalent to physi- + -ology.