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Physiology vs Biomechanics - What's the difference?

physiology | biomechanics |

As nouns the difference between physiology and biomechanics

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 biomechanics is the branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.

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

    biomechanics

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia biomechanics) (-)
  • (biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton
  • (biology) The functioning of a particular part of a body