- of or relating to physiology
- of or relating to normal healthful functioning; not pathological
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phys•i•o•log•i•cal
(fiz′ē ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
phys′i•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Physiologyof or pertaining to physiology.
- Physiologyconsistent with the normal functioning of an organism.
- physiolog(y) + -ical 1600–10
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physiological /ˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/, physiologic /ˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪk/ adj
phys•i•ol•o•gy /ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
phys•i•ol•o•gist, n. [countable]See -phys-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Physiologythe branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts.
- Physiology[usually singular] the processes or functions of something living or of any of its parts.
phys•i•ol•o•gist, n. [countable]See -phys-.
phys•i•ol•o•gy
(fiz′ē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
- Physiologythe branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- Physiologythe organic processes or functions in an organism or in any of its parts.
- Greek physiología science of natural causes and phenomena. See physio-, -logy
- Latin physiologia
- 1555–65
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biological clock
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- biorhythm
- block
- depression
- disease
- electric shock
- hypertonic
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- inhibitor
- isotonic
- lie detector
- opioid
- phonetics
- phys.
- physiol.
- polygraph
- psychophysiology
- rhythm
- sleep
- steroid
- stimulant
- sympathomimetic
- system
- trace element
- alpha receptor
- Apgar score
- articulatory phonetics
- ATP
- auditory phonetics
- automatism
- autoregulation
- aviation medicine
- beta receptor
- biobehavioral
- biocybernetics
- bioinstrumentation
- biomedicine
- biotelemetry
- biovar
- blockade
- blocker
- calcium
- calmodulin
- challenge
- chalone
- chemoreception
- cool
- curare