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+ | '''Physiology''' is the science of the functioning of living systems. It is a subcategory of [[biology]]. In physiology, the [[scientific method]] is applied to determine how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical function that they have in a living system. The word ''[[physiology]]'' is from [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] ''φύσις'', ''physis'', "nature, origin"; and ''-λογία'', ''[[-logia]]'', "study of". | ||
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+ | ==Physiology (French literature) == | ||
+ | :''[[Physiological literature (French literary genre)]]'' | ||
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+ | * [[La physiologie du mariage]] (1829) by Balzac | ||
+ | * [[Physiologie du goût]] | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Anatomy]] | ||
+ | * [[Comparative physiology]] | ||
+ | * [[Ecophysiology]] | ||
+ | * [[Evolutionary physiology]] | ||
+ | * [[Physiome]] | ||
+ | * [[Physiognomy]] | ||
+ | * [[Somatopsychic]] | ||
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Physiology is the science of the functioning of living systems. It is a subcategory of biology. In physiology, the scientific method is applied to determine how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical function that they have in a living system. The word physiology is from Greek φύσις, physis, "nature, origin"; and -λογία, -logia, "study of".
Physiology (French literature)
- La physiologie du mariage (1829) by Balzac
- Physiologie du goût
See also
- Anatomy
- Comparative physiology
- Ecophysiology
- Evolutionary physiology
- Physiome
- Physiognomy
- Somatopsychic
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