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physiology

noun
🔊/ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/
🔊/ˌfɪziˈɑːlədʒi/
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  1. [uncountable] the scientific study of the normal functions of living things生理学
    • the department of anatomy and physiology解剖生理学系
    Topics Scientific researchc1, Biologyc1
  2. [uncountable, singular] the way in which a particular living thing functions生理机能
    • plant physiology植物的生理机能
    • the physiology of the horse马的生理机能
    Topics Biologyc1
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin physiologia (perhaps via French), from Greek phusiologia ‘natural philosophy’ (see physio-, -logy).