physiological

[ fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to physiology.
2. consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.

Other Words From

• physi·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• nonphys·i·o·logic adjective
• nonphys·i·o·logi·cal adjective
• nonphys·i·o·logi·cal·ly adverb
• unphys·i·o·logi·cal adjective
• unphys·i·o·logi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of physiological¹

First recorded in 1600–10; physiolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

The idea that trading is purely intellectual is wrong, Coates writes, because it leaves out the connection between our bodies, the “emergency network of physiological circuitry,” and the brain.

From Quartz

The research is prompting a new view of puberty as an opportunity — a chance for people who had a shaky start to reset their physiological responses to stress.

From Science News

That would give you a better sense of how hard the week was, in a physiological sense, than mileage alone.

From Outside Online

Emerald “allows a caregiver to capture the physiological signal of a patient without the caregiver being close to the patient,” says Katabi, who founded a startup company based on the technology in 2013.

From MIT Technology Review

So she and her colleagues tried to draw specific, numerical parallels between the risk of low social connectivity and more common, physiological risks.

From Freakonomics

There may even be a physiological basis to our apprehension about the “other.”

From The Daily Beast

Doctors main concern, in this epidemic, is the physiological effects of suffering from such a horrific disease.

From The Daily Beast

Sex is a basic human function; a physiological drive we cannot ignore.

From The Daily Beast

Eye movements tracked in this test are involuntary, so they constitute a sound physiological marker of ADHD.

From The Daily Beast

PTSD is a complex condition that straddles both psychological and physiological symptoms triggered by trauma.

From The Daily Beast

Long-continued lactation—that is, beyond the physiological limit of about nine months—is especially a frequent cause.

From Project Gutenberg

There is often a rhythmic alteration of intensity of symptoms that corresponds more or less to the physiological rhythm of life.

From Project Gutenberg

Even in normal menstruation there is often a marked physiological excitation which affects the entire person.

From Project Gutenberg

Hence their moral instability can not be associated with physiological instability in the absolute sense.

From Project Gutenberg

In his physiological and pathological qualities, he scarcely presents to us a distinct class of beings.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• corporal
• corporeal
• physical
• physiologic