Sample sentences for PHYSIOLOGY

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the branch of biology that studies the functioning of organisms; or an organism's processes and functions

Individual physiology plays a major role in weight gain.

a professor of exercise physiology at the University
studying the physiology of consciousness
In my ignorance of physiology it occurred to me that he might die suddenly, from excitement, at a critical moment.
Joseph Conrad -- The Shadow Line
[rising] I yield to your superior knowledge of physiology, Henry.
George Bernard Shaw -- Man And Superman
He went over biology, microbiology, anatomy, and physiology.
Sampon Davis, et. al. -- We Beat the Street
And it is always those who know nothing about human nature, who are bored by psychology—and shocked by physiology, who ask it.
E.M. Forster -- Howards End
Now he was studying about the mind from the point of view of physiology.
Chaim Potok -- The Chosen
In three other points their physiology differed strangely from ours.
H.G. Wells -- The War of the Worlds
And suddenly, not by design but by accident, I made a discovery in physiology.
H.G. Wells -- The Invisible Man
I got hold of Padilla, and he came over from his laboratory with pills for her fever, having consulted with some Physiology grad students.
Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
They draw upon a number of disciplines in their work: biology, psychology, physiology, and organic chemistry.
Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
How do your Healers get their knowledge about the physiology of a new species?
Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
"Precisely, monsieur," replied Monte Cristo with one of those smiles that a painter could never represent or a physiologist analyze.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
She hasn't an idea on education, nor physiology, nor anything.
Ivan Turgenev -- Fathers and Sons
"I'm not sure that a Glatun doctor would know the first thing about human physiology."
John Ringo -- Live Free or Die
But at a meeting of the American Academy of Sciences he met one Dr. Entwisle, a youngish physiologist from Harvard, who would make an excellent dean.
Sinclair Lewis -- Arrowsmith
But 'taking of nourishment' is basic physiology, and to tell someone to 'savor' it is pure sarcasm.
Thomas Mann -- The Magic Mountain
My physiology is a little backwards.
David Baldacci -- Zero Day
He enjoyed their awed expressions: I wonder if he knows the exact anatomy and physiology of every creature on earth.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Choice

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