Meanings
comparative more physiological · superlative most physiological
- Of, or relating to physiology.
1 more example
When the institute was moved to Tübingen in 1945 because of air raids on Berlin, he also assumed the post of professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Tübingen and, when the institute was moved once again in 1956 to Münich, he also was named professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Münich. He retired from his post at Münich in 1971.
2014, David Newton, chapter 4, in Steroids and Doping in Sports: A Reference Handbook, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 169 - Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or consistent with an organism's normal functioning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
- Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
- Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
- Englishphysio-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latinphysiologicus
- Englishphysiological
Either from physio- + -logical (equivalent to physiology + -ical) or Latin physiologicus + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans fisiologies
- fisiologiesof, or relating to physiology
Arabic فَسْلَجِي, فِسْيُولُوجِي
- فَسْلَجِي (faslajī)of, or relating to physiology
- فِسْيُولُوجِي (fisyūlūjī)of, or relating to physiology
Catalan fisiològic
- fisiològicof, or relating to physiology
Czech fyziologický
- fyziologickýof, or relating to physiology
Danish fysiologisk
- fysiologiskof, or relating to physiology
Dutch fysiologisch, fysiologisch
- fysiologischof, or relating to physiology
- fysiologischrelating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person
Finnish fysiologinen
- fysiologinenof, or relating to physiology
French physiologique
- physiologiqueof, or relating to physiology
German physiologisch
- physiologischof, or relating to physiology
Greek φυσιολογικός
- φυσιολογικός (fysiologikós)of, or relating to physiology
Hungarian fiziológiai, élettani
- fiziológiaiof, or relating to physiology
- élettaniof, or relating to physiology
Indonesian fisiologis, fisiologis
- fisiologisof, or relating to physiology
- fisiologisrelating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person
Italian fisiologico
- fisiologicoof, or relating to physiology
Latvian fizioloģisks
- fizioloģisksof, or relating to physiology
Norwegian Bokmål fysiologisk
- fysiologiskof, or relating to physiology
Polish fizjologiczny
- fizjologicznyof, or relating to physiology
Portuguese fisiológico
- fisiológicoof, or relating to physiology
Romanian fiziologic
- fiziologicof, or relating to physiology
Russian физиологи́ческий
- физиологи́ческий (fiziologíčeskij)of, or relating to physiology
Spanish fisiológico
- fisiológicoof, or relating to physiology
Swedish fysiologisk
- fysiologiskof, or relating to physiology
Tagalog liksananin
- liksananinof, or relating to physiology
Ukrainian фізіологі́чний
- фізіологі́чний (fiziolohíčnyj)of, or relating to physiology
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with physiological
Cite this entry
physiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiological
“physiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiological. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physiological,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiological.
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