bioenergetics

American  

[bahy-oh-en-er-jet-iks] / ˌbaɪ oʊˌɛn ərˈdʒɛt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. Biochemistry.  the study of energy transformation in living systems.

2. Psychology.  a school of therapy that seeks to relieve stress and concomitant muscular tension through respiratory exercises, physical movement, improvement in body image, and free expression of ideas.

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bioenergetics British  

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems

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bioenergetics Scientific  

/ bī′ō-ĕn′ər-jĕt′ĭks /

1. The scientific study of the flow and transformation of energy in and between living organisms and between living organisms and their environment.

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Other Word Forms

• bioenergetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of bioenergetics

First recorded in 1910–15; bio- + energetics

Example Sentences

“The mitochondria is your bioenergetics, so your energy in your body is produced by all of the mitochondria in your cells,” Beheshti said.

From Salon

“When the bioenergetics are damaged, you can imagine that it has detrimental effects … impacting your immune system and circadian rhythm.”

From Salon

Are these vesicles by-products of disrupted bioenergetics, or do they form as a result of physical interactions between the compound and the membrane lipids?

From Science Daily

But it remains unclear to what extent rodent models recapitulate abnormalities present in humans, given critical species differences in heart size, cardiac physiology, electrophysiology, and bioenergetics.

From Science Daily

The Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture was studying bioenergetics — how cells transform energy — and environmental stressors on fish species including green and white sturgeon and endangered chinook salmon, both of which face challenges in the wild in California.

From Los Angeles Times