physiology

🇺🇸 /ˌfɪziˈɑːlədʒi/ 🇬🇧 /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi/
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noun
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the science of how living things work

Studying physiology helps us understand how the human body works.

R

how a living thing's body works

The physiology of plants shows how they use sunlight to grow.

translation

n. the science of how living things work; how a living thing's body works

Word Forms

Plural physiologies