phys·i·ol·o·gy /ˌfɪziˈɒlədʒi $ -ˈɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 Mthe science that studies the way in which the bodies of living things work 生理学 a book on biochemistry and physiology 一本关于生物化学和生理学的书
2 HBHthe way the body of a person or an animal works 〔人或动物的〕生理机能;生理 → anatomy the physiology of the brain 脑部的生理机能
—physiological adjectiveadj