physiologist
noun
phys·i·ol·o·gist
ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 
plural physiologists
: a person specializing in the biological study of the functions and processes of living organisms and their parts : a biologist specializing in physiology
Beall also compared the percentage of hemoglobin in each person's blood that carries oxygen—a value known by physiologists as oxygen saturation.—
Jessica Gorman
Jessica GormanThe "fight or flight" reaction has long been known to physiologists: the heart beats faster, the muscles are readied and the body is primed in the most primitive of survival instincts.—David Golman
David GolmanEvery exercise program should be personally prescribed by a professional—such as a sports-medicine physician or an exercise physiologist—and should aim at improving flexibility, strength and cardiovascular functioning.—Deborah Blumenthal
Deborah BlumenthalExamples of physiologist in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
From their electrode recordings, the physiologists identified more than 15 varieties of touch neurons based on the size of their fibers and their firing patterns and speed.
—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who offers advice to active women online, recommends consuming up to triple the federal recommendation.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Observations go back a long way, says Lorna Moore, an anthropologist and physiologist at the University of Colorado, who has studied this issue for more than 50 years and was co-author of an early review of the field in the 1983 Annual Review of Anthropology.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Pioneering physiologist Joseph Barcroft famously compared the oxygen levels any fetus receives to Everest in utero—Everest in the uterus.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for physiologist
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Stacy Sims, an exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who offers advice to active women online, recommends consuming up to triple the federal recommendation.
—Alice Callahan, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Observations go back a long way, says Lorna Moore, an anthropologist and physiologist at the University of Colorado, who has studied this issue for more than 50 years and was co-author of an early review of the field in the 1983 Annual Review of Anthropology.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Pioneering physiologist Joseph Barcroft famously compared the oxygen levels any fetus receives to Everest in utero—Everest in the uterus.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for physiologist
Cite this Entry
“Physiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physiologist. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
physiologist
noun
phys·i·ol·o·gist
ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in physiology
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share