bioenergetics

[bahy-oh-en-er-jet-iks]

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.

bioenergetics

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪks /

noun

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

bioenergetics

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

Other Word Forms

• bioenergetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bioenergetics¹

First recorded in 1910–15; bio- + energetics