physiology
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phys·i·ol·o·gy /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountable] 1 Mthe science that studies the way in which the bodies of living things work 生理学 a book on biochemistry and physiology 一本关于生物化学和生理学的书2 HBHthe way the body of a person or an animal works 〔人或动物的〕生理机能；生理 → anatomy the physiology of the brain 脑部的生理机能 —physiological adjective
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physiology• The session may cover the background anatomy and physiology necessary for the understanding of diseases treated on the ward.• From this Russell concludes that dinosaurs were more like birds in their soft anatomy and physiology.• Chemistry was parexcellence the laboratory science of the earlier nineteenth century, but experimental physics and physiology needed similar facilities.• That was good psychology, and good physiology.• This suggests that individual variations in physiology and metabolism must be an important factor.• This holding-back plays havoc with bodily functions, and research is continually showing us new relationships between stress and our physiology.• It is little wonder then, given these handicaps of sheer physiology, that chimps are incapable of speech.• a study of the physiology of whalesphys·i·ol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
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physiology
phys‧i‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
1. the science that studies the way in which the bodies of living things work:
a book on biochemistry and physiology
2. the way the body of a person or an animal works ⇨ anatomy:
the physiology of the brain
—physiological adjective
phys‧i‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑː-/
noun [uncountable]1. the science that studies the way in which the bodies of living things work:
2. the way the body of a person or an animal works ⇨ anatomy:
—physiological adjective