adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ fi-z ē - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l
Variant: or phys · i · o · log · ic \ -jik \
Function: adjective
Date: 1814
1 : of or relating to physiology
2 : characteristic of or appropriate to an organism's healthy or normal functioning <the sodium level was physiological >
3 : differing in, involving, or affecting physiological factors <a physiological strain of bacteria>
– phys · i · o · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb