physiological process

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physiological
adjective
uk
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌfɪz.i.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the way in which the bodies of living ...
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process
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ses/us
/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofphysiologicalandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Here, the fetus is, obviously, the soul in the conventionally spiritual sense; but the soul is realized as aphysiologicalprocessin the body.
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The first pertained to thephysiologicalprocessof fertility.
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Belief that a pregnancy can be prevented shows at least a base-level understanding that individuals have the capacity to make an impact on aphysiologicalprocess.
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Haeckel's appeal to an evolutionary past offered no explanation at all, for it could not explain thephysiologicalprocessof differentiation and change.
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In other fields this underlying process may be explicitly justified by empirical data of a different kind, for example the explanation of aphysiologicalprocessat cellular level.
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For the clinician, the main difficulty is to distinguish the early pathological changes that will progress to dementia from the cognitive changes purely related to thephysiologicalprocessof aging.
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There has been little attempt by gerontologists to understand the interaction between various forms of embodiment, thephysiologicalprocessof ageing and the socio-cultural definitions of ageing.
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Thephysiologicalprocessof angiogenesis can become pathophysiological when it allows a tumour to establish an independent blood supply with which to nourish the carcinogenic cells.
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I shall not go into the particularphysiologicalprocess.
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The wholephysiologicalprocessin dogs approaches that of man more than it does that of any other animal.
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General fitness training can also be used to promote toning or building of muscles, which are essentially the samephysiologicalprocess.
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Perhaps of most interest are the inhibition and promotion factors of thisphysiologicalprocess.
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Conditioning is implemented in the body as aphysiologicalprocessand is subject to the current state, learning history, and history of the species.
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It affects almost everyphysiologicalprocessin the body, including growth and development, metabolism, body temperature, and heart rate.
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At this time, chromatolysis was proposed to play a major role in thisphysiologicalprocess.
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Recent cytological data indicates that necrotic death occurs not only during pathological events but it is also a component of somephysiologicalprocess.
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Atrophy is the generalphysiologicalprocessof reabsorption and breakdown of tissues, involving apoptosis.
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Achieving elevated temperatures as stated above fall under the term physiological thermoregulation because heat is generated by aphysiologicalprocessinside the insect.
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