physiology

Term: physiology

Origin:  Anc Greek  φύσις/ physis(=nature) + -λογία /-logia(=study of).

Coined: by French phycisian Jean François Fernel (Fernelius) (1497–1558) in order to describe the study of the body's function. In 1929, American physiologist W. B. Cannon (1871 –1945) coined the term homeostasis to describe one of the most basic concerns of physiology.

Definition:

The science of the normal function of living systems