physiological property

/ˌˈfɪziəˌlɑdʒəkəl ˌprɑpərdi/
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Other forms: physiological properties

Definitions of physiological property
  1. noun
    a property having to do with the functioning of the body
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    aliveness, animateness, liveness
    the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life
    inanimateness, lifelessness
    not having life
    gender, sex, sexuality
    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles
    asexuality, sexlessness
    having no evident sex or sex organs
    animation, vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
    sentience
    the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
    deadness
    the inanimate property of something that has died
    insentience
    lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations
    maleness, masculinity
    the properties characteristic of the male sex
    androgyny, bisexuality, hermaphroditism
    showing characteristics of both sexes
    femaleness, feminineness
    the properties characteristic of the female sex
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    bodily property
    an attribute of the body
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