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physiology

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




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“In biomechanics, in human physiology, what kills you is routine,” Bermon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

They write: "These findings suggest that chronic PDE5 inhibition may influence ocular physiology, warranting further mechanistic investigation."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Heather Massey, a physiology professor at the University of Portsmouth who was involved in the floating study, says it's important to challenge those myths.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Perhaps no illness illustrates the nature of this information flow, and its penetrating effects on human physiology, as powerfully as sickle-cell anemia.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

People have different physiologies, exercise regimes and injury histories which might dictate not only level of cushioning, but also support, stability and heel-to-toe drop of the shoe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

“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

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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