Physiology

(fize- ol'-o-je). The science that treats of the functions of organic beings, as distinguished from morphology, etiology, etc. P., Animal, the physiology of animals. P., Cellular, the physiology of cells. P., Comparative, the comparative study of the physiology of different animals and of animals and plants. P., Morbid, the study of diseased functions or of functions modified by disease. P., Pathogenetic, P., Pathologic, pathology. P., Special, the physiology of special organs. P., Vegetable, the physiology of plants.