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| comparative physiology | The science concerned with the differences in the vital processes in different species of organisms, particularly with a view to the adaptation of the processes to the specific needs of the species, to illuminating the evolutionary relationships among different species, or to establishing other interspecific generalizations and relationships. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plant physiology | Physiological functions characteristic of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| musculoskeletal physiology | Functions and activities of the bones and muscles as a musculoskeletal unit or individually. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hominal physiology | Physiology as applied to the elucidation of the normal functions of the human being. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin physiology | The functions of the skin in the human and animal body. It includes the pigmentation of the skin and its appendages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nervous system physiology | Functions and activities of the nervous system as a whole or with reference to the peripheral or the central nervous system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental physiology | Functions and activities of dentition as a whole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive physiology | Functions and activities of the digestive system as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ocular physiology | Functions and activities of the eye as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| up-regulation (physiology) | Process that increases ligand/receptor interactions due to an increase in the number of available receptors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urinary tract physiology | Functions and activities of the urinary tract as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |