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physiological

[ fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to physiology.
  2. consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.


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Other Words From

  • physi·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • nonphys·i·o·logic adjective
  • nonphys·i·o·logi·cal adjective
  • nonphys·i·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
  • unphys·i·o·logi·cal adjective
  • unphys·i·o·logi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of physiological1

First recorded in 1600–10; physiolog(y) + -ical

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Example Sentences

There may even be a physiological basis to our apprehension about the “other.”

Doctors main concern, in this epidemic, is the physiological effects of suffering from such a horrific disease.

Sex is a basic human function; a physiological drive we cannot ignore.

Eye movements tracked in this test are involuntary, so they constitute a sound physiological marker of ADHD.

PTSD is a complex condition that straddles both psychological and physiological symptoms triggered by trauma.

Long-continued lactation—that is, beyond the physiological limit of about nine months—is especially a frequent cause.

There is often a rhythmic alteration of intensity of symptoms that corresponds more or less to the physiological rhythm of life.

Even in normal menstruation there is often a marked physiological excitation which affects the entire person.

Hence their moral instability can not be associated with physiological instability in the absolute sense.

In his physiological and pathological qualities, he scarcely presents to us a distinct class of beings.

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