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physiology

[fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /




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Together, these observations suggest that BFA-related chemistry and kidney physiology may be widespread across Felidae, while also having changed and diversified over the course of feline evolution.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“This is a sort of very direct way of getting at their physiology that’s not been possible before.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The thinking behind the trial is that the smaller ball will suit women's physiology and improve their skillset.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Those changing signals also exist within the constraints imposed by physics and physiology.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

The danger lies in the increase in nitrates, for the peculiar physiology of the ruminant at once poses a critical problem.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

“Along the way, he helps audiences understand their own physiologies and how to improve their overall performance, health and well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025

He and colleagues have established a lab colony of the Llullaillaco rodents and other high-altitude mice in Chile to study their unique physiologies.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023

For example, humans are mammals, and the specifics of gestation and lactation require bodily differences that shape human physiologies, societies and experiences.

From Scientific American ● May 1, 2023

In another twist that invites multiple interpretations, the fleet-wide infection of Borg-altered DNA into the physiologies of Starfleet personnel only affects younger beings – in human terms, those 25 and under.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2023

And we can, on occasion, deliberately alter some of these genes to change their functions, thereby resulting in altered human states, altered physiologies, and changed beings.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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