physiological

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, or relating to physiology.
Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-physiological.wav /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɔd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ /ˌfəz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/ [ˌfəz.i.əˈlɔ̟d͡ʒ.i.kəl]

Word forms

physiological more physiological most physiological

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus ▲ Middle English -al English -al English physiological Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.

Synonyms

physiologic

Derived words

anatomophysiological aphysiological biophysiological cardiophysiological chemicophysiological chronophysiological climatophysiological cryophysiological cytophysiological ecophysiological electrophysiological extraphysiological geophysiological hyperphysiological hypophysiological immunophysiological macrophysiological metaphysiological microphysiological mitophysiological morphophysiological neurophysiological neuropsychophysiological nonphysiological normophysiological optophysiological osmophysiological palaeophysiological paleophysiological paraphysiological pathophysiological pharmacophysiological photophysiological physicophysiological physiological density physiologically physiological time phytophysiological psychophysiological subphysiological superphysiological supraphysiological thermophysiological unphysiological zoophysiological

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