physiologist
NounUS[fiz-ee-ah-luh-jist]/ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒɪst/5 syllables
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- a biologist specializing in physiologyType of biologist, life scientistExamples Einthoven, Schwann, Purkinje, Pavlov, Huxley, Muller, Matthias Jakob Schleiden, Galvani, Edgar Adrian, Frederick Banting +14 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Phys′i·ol′o·gist (fĭz′ĭ-ŏl′ō-jĭst), noun
Origin: Cf. F. physiologiste.
One who is versed in the science of physiology; a student of the properties and functions of animal and vegetable organs and tissues.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54