Physiological

//ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to physiology.

    "When the institute was moved to Tübingen in 1945 because of air raids on Berlin, he also assumed the post of professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Tübingen and, when the institute was moved once again in 1956 to Münich, he also was named professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Münich. He retired from his post at Münich in 1971."

  2. 2
    Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the biological study of physiology wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
physiologicanimatelivingorganicorganizedphysiologic

Example

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"My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use."

Etymology

Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.

Related phrases

physiological densityphysiological time

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