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noun
The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English energetics English bioenergetics From bio- + energetics.
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