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Definition of physiology noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

physiology

noun

NAmE//ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi//

1[uncountable] the scientific study of the normal functions of living things the department of anatomy and physiology

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2[uncountable, singular] the way in which a particular living thing functions plant physiology the physiology of the horse

physiological

NAmE//ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkl//

adjective the physiological effect of space travel physiological research

physiologically

NAmE//ˌfɪziəˈlɑdʒɪkli//

adverbSee physiology in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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