Structured Summary
Abstract
The biological science concerned with the life-supporting properties, functions, and processes of living organisms or their parts.
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Used as a Subheading
Physiology is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000502), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used with organs, tissues, and cells of unicellular and multicellular organisms for normal function. It is used also with biochemical substances, endogenously produced, for their physiologic role.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000502
- Qualifier Tree
- Y08
Indexing annotation
subhead only; normal "function" only: for function in disease use /physiopathology; with endogenous chemicals only, for their physiologic role; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.55; DF: /physiol or /PH
Subheading synonyms
- function
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Aspects Covered
12 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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Indexing Annotation
the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for functions and processes of organisms, or the qualifier / physiology with specific anatomical terms, organisms, and physiological and psychological processes
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Physiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010827. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010827
- Physiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physiology
- Physiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521