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physiology

/ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/

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Put the main beat on the third syllable.

The ph sounds like f, the first s like z, and the g near the end has the soft j sound.

5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3

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She borrowed a physiology textbook.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does physiology mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. The biology or form of a living organism.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete) The study and description of natural objects; natural science.

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/ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/

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The study of the physiology of form-development in a pure species has already yielded results and makes slow but sure progress.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
Upon this side, the doctrine of educative accord with nature has been reinforced by the development of modern biology, physiology, and psychology.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
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And what is true of physiology is true of many other sciences, even of the great discoveries of medicine, even legal medicine.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
It carries with it a thorough training in bodily cleanliness and physiology, a definite knowledge of the physiology and function of sex.
Margaret SangerThe Pivot of CivilizationProject Gutenberg ebook #1689
As the creator of the sciences of comparative anatomy, systematic zoology, embryology, teratology, botany and physiology, his writings have an eternal interest.
William, Sir OslerThe Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913Project Gutenberg ebook #1566