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Physicology vs Physiology - What's the difference?

physicology | physiology |

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.

physicology

English

Noun

(-)
  • (archaic) physics

    • Related terms

    * physicological * physicologist (Webster 1913)

    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