physiology
/ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/
noun
- The scientific study of how the bodies of living things function, including organs, cells, and chemical processes.
- Advances in physiology have helped doctors treat heart disease more effectively.
- She is taking a class in human physiology to understand how the digestive system works.
- Plant physiology explains how leaves use sunlight to make food.
- The way a particular living body or its parts work and function.
- Changes in the frog's physiology help it survive the winter.
- The doctor studied the patient's unusual physiology to find the cause of the symptoms.
- The physiology of a cheetah allows it to run extremely fast.
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