1 [U] the scientific study of the normal functions of living things:
the department of anatomy and physiology
2 [U,sing.] the way in which a particular living thing functions:
plant physiology * the physiology of the horse
physiological adjective:
the physiological effect of space travel * physiological research
physiologically adverb
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