biology
Noun
The study of all life or living matter.
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The living organisms of a particular region.
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The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.
- the biology of the whale
Synonyms
* , life science, life sciences
Derived terms
* actinobiology
* aerobiology
* agrobiology
* astrobiology
* chemical biology
* chronobiology
* cryobiology
* developmental biology
* electrobiology
* evolutionary biology
* evolutionary developmental biology
* exobiology
* forensic biology
* geobiology
* geomicrobiology
* glycobiology
* hydrobiology
* immunobiology
* macrobiology
* marine biology
* microbiology
* molecular biology
* neurobiology
* nonbiology
* palaeobiology
* paleobiology
* pathobiology
* photobiology
* phytobiology
* psychobiology
* radiation biology
* radiobiology
* sociobiology
* soil microbiology
* space biology
* structural biology
* synthetic biology
* synthetic-biology
* systems biology
* xenobiology
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physiology
Noun
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
(obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.
Derived terms
* zoophysiology
* cytophysiology
* ecophysiology
* electrophysiology
* neurophysiology
* pathophysiology
* phytophysiology
* psychophysiology
* sociophysiology
See also
* biology
* anatomy
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