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or physiologic
as in physical
of or relating to the functioning of living bodies or their parts
People often have a physiological response to fear, such as sweating or shaking.
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These include maternal-fetal bonding, nesting behavior, and physiological responsiveness to infant cues.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Biological age is a measure of physiological health, rather than one’s number of birthdays.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
However, this physiological mechanism alone isn’t enough to fully explain the lack of thirst.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
But now, the digital world shifts at a much faster pace—outstripping the thought capacity of our physiological systems.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Biological age is a measure of physiological health, rather than one’s number of birthdays.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
However, this physiological mechanism alone isn’t enough to fully explain the lack of thirst.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
But now, the digital world shifts at a much faster pace—outstripping the thought capacity of our physiological systems.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Physiological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiological. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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