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physiology

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




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“This just flies in the face of all logic and physiology that any doctor has learned for 100 years.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Mike Tipton, professor of physiology at Portsmouth University and chair of the National Water Safety Forum says learning to float is the key to survival.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

“Pasteurizing milk kills or changes the natural enzymes, antibodies, and fatty acids that are critical to the physiology of how this works in your body.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

"This represents a distinct pathway from what is described in traditional physiology models," Dr. Chebib says.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

“Yes. Gethenian sexual physiology, so far as we yet know, is unique among human beings.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

In other words, all athletes possess different physiologies, but when does the disparity become unfair?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2022

Stress can affect a wide range of physiologies and behaviors, and researchers are beginning to test whether the additions make the animals better models for depression—and, in the case of these particular fish—retinal regeneration.

From Science Magazine Feb. 7, 2018

As a collective group, protists display an astounding diversity of morphologies, physiologies, and ecologies.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

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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