physic-, physico-, physi-, physio-, phy-
(Greek: nature, natural, inborn [to make grow, to produce])
psychophysicotherapeutics
Remedial treatment of mind and body.
psychophysics
The science of the relation between the physical attributes of a stimulus and the measured, quantitative attributes of the mental perception of that stimulus (e.g., the relationship between changes in decibel level and the corresponding changes in the person's perception of the sound).
psychophysiologist
Someone who studies psychophysiology.
psychophysiology
The science of the relationship between psychological and physiological processes; e.g., conscious elements of autonomic nervous system activity activated by emotion.
superphysical
1. Above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
2. Exceeding or going beyond the purely physical.
3. Not explained by known physical laws; preternatural or supernatural.
2. Exceeding or going beyond the purely physical.
3. Not explained by known physical laws; preternatural or supernatural.
tribophysics
The physical properties or phenomena associated with friction.
zoophysics, zoophysical
The study of animal physiology and form.
zoophysiology
1. The physiology of animals, as distinct from that of humans.
2. The vital physical processes and functions of animals.
2. The vital physical processes and functions of animals.
zygapophyseal
A reference to an articular process of a vertebra (zygapophysis).
zygapophysis
1. An articular (joint) process of a vertebra.
2. One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four; two anterior (in front) and two posterior (in the back).
2. One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four; two anterior (in front) and two posterior (in the back).
