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Physiology vs Neurology - What's the difference?

physiology | neurology |

As nouns the difference between physiology and neurology

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 neurology is the branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system.

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

    neurology

    English

    (wikipedia neurology)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system.

    • Related terms

    * neuritis * neurological * neurologist * neuroscience