physiological

physiological — adjective

1. connected with the normal jobs a living body does inside, such as breathing, sle

1.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with the normal jobs a living body does inside, such as breathing, sleep, temperature control, or hormone balance.

例句

Lack of sleep can cause physiological changes in teenage athletes.

collocation: physiological changes

Doctors watched Mia's physiological response as the medicine reached her blood.

collocation: physiological response

同義詞
  • bodily

    more direct and often more formal, especially in medical writing

  • physical

    broader and not always focused on internal body function

  • biological

    broader and can include plants, cells, or life processes beyond the body

反義詞
  • psychological

    connected with the mind or emotions rather than body processes

文法句型

physiological + change

physiological + response

physiological + need

用法筆記

Often used with nouns like change, response, need, rhythm, and effect. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes body processes themselves, while sense 2 is about the science that studies them.

常見錯誤

❌Stress caused several psychological changes in his heart rate.
✅Stress caused several physiological changes in his heart rate.
💡'psychological' is about the mind; 'physiological' is about body function.

2. belonging to the science that examines how living bodies carry out their usual f

2.形容詞C1
釋義

belonging to the science that examines how living bodies carry out their usual functions.

例句

The paper offers a physiological explanation for how whales hold breath.

collocation: physiological explanation

Her professor praised the physiological study of sleep in newborn babies.

collocation: physiological study

同義詞
  • biological

    broader and not limited to the study of body function

  • medical

    broader and often about illness, treatment, or patient care

  • anatomical

    focuses on body structure rather than how the body works

文法句型

physiological + study

physiological + research

physiological + theory

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as study, research, explanation, theory, and model. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 describes a bodily process, but this sense labels ideas and work from the subject of physiology.

常見錯誤

❌She teaches physiological at the university.
✅She teaches physiology at the university.
💡the subject name is the noun 'physiology', not the adjective 'physiological'.