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biophysiological

biophysiological

9.1
The body's natural processes that make it work
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biofisiológico
  • Researchers are investigating the biophysiological effects of climate change on human health.

Examples

  • The study of how diet influences biophysiological processes in the human body is gaining popularity.

  • The mechanism by which racism may affect health is through its role as a stressor that may have adverse psychological and biophysiological sequelae (Clark et al., 1999; Sussman, 2007).

    Academic text (2010)

  • Readers with a biomedical or biophysiological orientation will enjoy the evidence-based research and diagnostics presented.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Understanding the biophysiological responses of plants can help improve agricultural practices.

Synonyms

biological
vsbiophysiological
340 3.5

Connected with living things or the science that studies them

specifies internal functional processes in addition to general life science aspects
physiological
vsbiophysiological
  • Specialized
45 5.3

How a living body's parts normally work

also includes broader life science aspects beyond internal functions
physiologic
vsbiophysiological
  • Specialized
3 6.9

Relating to the body's normal work

is broader adding other biological process areas beyond normal function

Surface Forms

biophysiological positive

Morphology

biophysiological = physiological (transparent) = bio + physiological

The word transparently adds the scientific prefix 'bio-' to 'physiological', yielding a meaning related to biological and physiological processes.

Etymology

The word biophysiological breaks into bio- 'life', as in biology, physio- 'body or how it works', as in physical or physiology, and -logical 'study'. So, biophysiological describes the life and body processes of living things and is used when we study or measure how their bodies work.