Physiology vs Biochemistry - What's the difference?
physiology | biochemistry |
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.
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
As nouns the difference between physiology and biochemistry
is that physiology is 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 while biochemistry is the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism.physiology
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(wikipedia physiology)Noun
Derived terms
* zoophysiology * cytophysiology * ecophysiology * electrophysiology * neurophysiology * pathophysiology * phytophysiology * psychophysiology * sociophysiologySee also
* biology * anatomyExternal links
* * * English words suffixed with -ologybiochemistry
English
(wikipedia biochemistry)Noun
- I want to study biochemistry .
- The biochemistries of fungal and bacterial cells are quite distinct.
- Our study compared the biochemistries of epilepsy and Parkinson's.
- The biochemistry of NO differs from that of NO2.