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physiological

[fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌfɪz i əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning living organisms, their parts, and functions
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The concept was introduced in 2021 by Prof. Resia Pretorius from Stellenbosch University's Department of Physiological Sciences, when they found the abnormal presence of such microclots in the blood samples of COVID-19 patients.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025

Physiological binges are often triggered by food restriction, such as food insecurity or rigid food rules.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2021

In 1977, scientists studied the electrical brain activity of six dogs for 24 hours and published their findings in the journal Physiological Behavior.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

A few years after Dr. Strughold started at the Air Force, he published “Life on Mars in View of Physiological Principles.”

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2020

Both sets of terms, like their Greek originals, included the whole study of nature, animate and inanimate—thus Boyle’s Physiological Essays of 1661 are about natural science as a whole.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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