physiology

As a noun 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.

As an adjective phenotypic is

of, or relating to a phenotype.

As nouns the difference between physiology and physiognomy

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 physiognomy is the art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.

As nouns the difference between psychophysics and physiology

is that psychophysics is the branch of psychology concerned with the effects of physical stimuli on mental processes while 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.

As nouns the difference between physicology and physiology

is that physicology is (archaic) physics while 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.

As nouns the difference between physiology and mentality

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 mentality is a mindset; a way of thinking.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and physiology

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while 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.

As nouns the difference between physiology and cytology

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 cytology is the study of cells.