physitheism (fizitheizm)

[ tion. Thus Natural History and Natural Philosophy are respectively represented by Physiurgic Somatology and Anthropurgic Somatology: the one signifying the science of bodies, in so far as operated upon in the course of nature, without the intervention of man; the other, the science of bodies so far as man, by his knowledge of the convertible powers of nature, is able to operate upon them. Bowring , in Int. to Bentham's Works, § 6. Same as physiog physnomyt (fizʼnō-mi), n. physiologically (fiz i-o-loj'i-kal-i), adv. Ac-no my. cording to the principles of physiology; as regards physiology.