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Pathophysiology vs Physiology - What's the difference?

pathophysiology | physiology | Derived terms |

Physiology is a derived term of pathophysiology.



As nouns the difference between pathophysiology and physiology

is that pathophysiology is the physiological processes associated with disease or injury 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.

pathophysiology

English

Noun

  • (pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

    • Derived terms

    * pathophysiologic * pathophysiological * pathophysiologically

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ology

    physiology

    English

    (wikipedia physiology)

    Noun

  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * zoophysiology * cytophysiology * ecophysiology * electrophysiology * neurophysiology * pathophysiology * phytophysiology * psychophysiology * sociophysiology

    Related terms

    * physiologic * physiological * physiologist

    See also

    * biology * anatomy

    External links

    * * * English words suffixed with -ology