noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌfɪziˈɒləd͡ʒi/
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General-American:/ˌfɪziˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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CMU ARPABET:F IH2 Z IY0 AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The biology and/or form of a living organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The study and description of natural objects; natural science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
processes and functions of an organism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily property
5
noun
Meaning 5
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bhuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek φῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)bor. Latin physiologiabor. French physiologie English physiology From French physiologie, from Latin physiologia, from Ancient Greek φυσιολογία (phusiología, “natural philosophy”), from φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”). Equivalent to physio- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
афизиологиа
(afizjologja)
— branch of biology
Arabic:
فِيزْيُولُوجِيَا
(fizyulūjiyā)
— branch of biology
Armenian:
ֆիզիոլոգիա
(fiziologia)
— branch of biology
Armenian:
բնախոսություն
(bnaxosutʻyun)
— branch of biology
Asturian:
fisioloxía
— branch of biology
Belarusian:
фізіяло́гія
(fizijalóhija)
— branch of biology
Bulgarian:
физиология
(fiziologija)
— branch of biology
Burmese:
ဇီဝကမ္မဗေဒ
(jiwa.kamma.beda.)
— branch of biology
Catalan:
fisiologia
— branch of biology
Chinese Mandarin:
生理
(shēnglǐ)
— branch of biology
Chinese Mandarin:
生理學 /生理学
(shēnglǐxué)
— branch of biology
Czech:
fyziologie
— branch of biology
Danish:
fysiologi
— branch of biology
Dutch:
fysiologie
— branch of biology
Esperanto:
fiziologio
— branch of biology
Estonian:
füsioloogia
— branch of biology
Finnish:
fysiologia
— branch of biology
French:
physiologie
— branch of biology
Galician:
fisioloxía
— branch of biology
Georgian:
ფიზიოლოგია
(piziologia)
— branch of biology
German:
Physiologie
— branch of biology
Greek:
φυσιολογία
(fysiología)
— branch of biology
Gujarati:
દેહધર્મવિદ્યા
(dehdharmavidyā)
— branch of biology
Gujarati:
શરીરક્રિયાવિજ્ઞાન
(śarīrakriyāvijñān)
— branch of biology
Gujarati:
શારીરિકશાસ્ત્ર
(śārīrikśāstra)
— branch of biology
Hebrew:
פִיזְיוֹלוֹגְיָה
(fizyológya)
— branch of biology
Hindi:
शरीरक्रिया विज्ञान
(śarīrkriyā vijñān)
— branch of biology
Hindi:
दैहिकी
(daihikī)
— branch of biology
Hindi:
कार्यिकी
(kāryikī)
— branch of biology
Hungarian:
fiziológia
— branch of biology
Hungarian:
élettan
— branch of biology
Icelandic:
lífeðlisfræði
— branch of biology
Indonesian:
fisiologi
— branch of biology
Indonesian:
ilmu faal
— branch of biology
Irish:
fiseolaíocht
— branch of biology
Italian:
fisiologia
— branch of biology
Japanese:
生理
(seiri)
— branch of biology
Japanese:
生理学
(seirigaku)
— branch of biology
Kalmyk:
физиолог
(fiziolog)
— branch of biology
Kannada:
ಶರೀರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
(śarīraśāstra)
— branch of biology
Khmer:
សរីរវិទ្យា
(sa’rəy vityie)
— branch of biology
Korean:
생리학
(saengnihak)
— branch of biology
Lao:
ສະລີລະວິທະຍາ
(sa lī la wi tha nyā)
— branch of biology
Latin:
physiologia
— branch of biology
Latvian:
fizioloģija
— branch of biology
Lithuanian:
fiziologija
— branch of biology
Macedonian:
физиологија
(fiziologija)
— branch of biology
Malay:
fisiologi
— branch of biology
Malay:
kaji tugas organ
— branch of biology
Māori:
mātai whaiaroaro
— branch of biology
Norwegian Bokmål:
fysiologi
— branch of biology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fysiologi
— branch of biology
Occitan:
fisiologia
— branch of biology
Persian:
کاراندامشناسی
(kārandāmšenāsī)
— branch of biology
Polish:
fizjologia
— branch of biology
Portuguese:
fisiologia
— branch of biology
Romanian:
fiziologie
— branch of biology
Russian:
физиоло́гия
(fiziológija)
— branch of biology
Spanish:
fisiología
— branch of biology
Swahili:
fiziolojia
— branch of biology
Swedish:
fysiologi
— branch of biology
Tagalog:
liksanan
— branch of biology
Thai:
สรีรวิทยา
(sà-rii-rá-wít-tá-yaa)
— branch of biology
Turkish:
fizyoloji
— branch of biology
Ukrainian:
фізіоло́гія
(fiziolóhija)
— branch of biology
