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psychobiologist

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psy⋅cho⋅bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [sahy-koh-bahy-ol-uh-jee]
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–noun
1. the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
2. the branch of biology dealing with the relations or interactions between body and behavior, esp. as exhibited in the nervous system, receptors, effectors, or the like.
Origin:
1900–05; < G Psychobiologie. See psycho-, biology

Related forms:
psy⋅cho⋅bi⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [sahy-koh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , psy⋅cho⋅bi⋅o⋅log⋅ic, adjective
psy⋅cho⋅bi⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy   (sī'kō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  

  1. The study of the effects of cognition, emotions, and experience on animal physiology.

  2. The school of psychology that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of responses to interrelated biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors.

psy'cho·bi'o·log'ic (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭk), psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal·ly adv., psy'cho·bi·ol'o·gist n.
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Main Entry: psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: -bI-'äl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in psychobiology

Main Entry: psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -bI-'äl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes
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psychobiology psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy (sī'kō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.

  1. The study of the biological foundations of the mind, emotions, and mental processes. Also called biopsychology.

  2. The school of psychiatry that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of adaptive responses to biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors.

psy'cho·bi'o·log'ic (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭk) or psy'cho·bi'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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