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physiological

[fiz-ee-uh-loj-i-kuh l]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to physiology.
  2. consistent with the normal functioning of an organism.
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Often phys·i·o·log·ic.

Origin of physiological

First recorded in 1600–10; physiolog(y) + -ical
Related formsphys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·phys·i·o·log·ic, adjectivenon·phys·i·o·log·i·cal, adjectivenon·phys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbun·phys·i·o·log·i·cal, adjectiveun·phys·i·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Historical Examples

  • No account should, therefore, be taken of it in a non-physiological study.

    Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas

    Remy de Gourmont

British Dictionary definitions for non-physiological

physiological

adjective
  1. of or relating to physiology
  2. of or relating to normal healthful functioning; not pathological
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Derived Formsphysiologically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for non-physiological

physiological

adj.

c.1600, "pertaining to natural science," from physiology + -ical. From 1814 as "pertaining to physiology." Related: Physiologically.

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non-physiological in Medicine

physiological

(fĭz′ē-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to physiology.
  2. Being in accord with or characteristic of the normal functioning of a living organism.
  3. Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.
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