Definition of "physiology" []

• The biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts. (noun)
• All the functions of a living organism or any of its parts. (noun)

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• "Your species assumes that your physiology is the pinnacle of evolution."
• "On whatever ground we term physiology, science, psychology is entitled to the same appellation; and the method of investigation which elucidates the true relations of the one set of phenomena will discover those of the other."
• "It might well be that investments and actions based on the scientific understanding of what I call the physiology of the planet are the key to human welfare in the 21st century."