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Physiology vs Physician - What's the difference?

physiology | physician |

As nouns the difference between physiology and physician

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 physician is a practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

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

    physician

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phisician (obsolete) * phisitian (obsolete) * physitian (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun) ("physician" on Wikipedia)
  • A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.
  • *
  • *:His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;.
  • A medical doctor trained in human medicine.
  • *1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), (Treasure Island)
  • *:The doctor had to go to London for a physician to take charge of his practice.

    • Usage notes

    * In the UK and (w) countries, a physician holds a postgraduate degree such Master of General Medicine or fellowship certificate such MRCP or FRCP from the Royal College of Physician in UK. In the United States, the term is frequently regulated by State laws, and in all States includes those with the (w) (D.O.) degree, the (Doctor of Medicine) (M.D.) degree, and in many, but not all States those with the D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) degree.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * physicist * physical * physicalism * physics