physi'ologist

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physiology (ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the branch of science concerned with the functioning of organisms
2.  the processes and functions of all or part of an organism
 
[C16: from Latin physiologia, from Greek]
 
physi'ologist
 
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