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physiological

/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
phys-i-o-log-i-cal
IPA
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to physiology.

adj

Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
  • British English: /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.i.kəl/

Inflected Forms

more physiological (comparative) most physiological (superlative)

Derived Forms

anatomophysiological aphysiological biophysiological cardiophysiological chemicophysiological chronophysiological climatophysiological cryophysiological cytophysiological ecophysiological electrophysiological extraphysiological

Phrases

physiological density physiological time

Synonyms

physiologic

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological neurological chronological meteorological

Questions

How do you pronounce physiological?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/.
What does physiological mean?
Of, or relating to physiology.
Where does physiological come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek φῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs) English physio- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English -logical Latin physiologicus English -al English physiological Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.

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