How to Use physiological in a Sentence

physiological

adjective
  • The two are linked through a physiological process called the fight-or-flight response.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The most basic needs are physiological, like food to eat, shelter to live and clothes to wear.
    — Lindy Brewster, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Methadone can cause physiological changes to the lungs and heart long after the pain relief wears off.
    — Andrea K. McDaniels, baltimoresun.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Faced with a venomous foe, our body would trigger a physiological response to the fear in front of us.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • In the course of the year, Mark will submit to many of the same cognitive and physiological tests as Scott, though without leaving Earth.
    — Anna Russel, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
  • And, for some, the body may maintain that physiological response even when the stressor is no longer there.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022
  • There might also be physiological changes to the shrubs moose eat.
    — Avery Lill, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022
  • What are some of the physiological changes that occur as a result of chronic stress?
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The reason for the risk could be related to the physiological effects of fish oil.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 21 May 2024
  • Caruthers explained that when the body feels stress, a cascade of physiological changes takes place.
    — NBC News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • This does not lend to a setting that supports the physiological birth process.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Just as stripes can cause headaches and flashing lights can induce seizures, clusters of holes might have a physiological effect on the brain.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • But for humans stationed on the ice, the lack of sunlight can lead to physiological challenges.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
  • This source points to some telling signs of burnout, ranging from physiological to structural.
    — Courtney Smith, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Thomas said physiological stress was not a direct cause of Floyd's death.
    — Erin Donaghue, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Is there any physiological reason that a sneeze needs to involve the vocal cords?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
  • In 1941, Ely and Petersen wanted to learn more about the physiological processes at play in the ejection of milk from a cow's udders.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
  • On the physiological side of things, the field got a big break in the 1950s, when a common treatment for epilepsy focused on removing parts of patients’ brains.
    — Doug Johnson, National Geographic, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Stress is a hard-wired physiological response, triggered at the first sign of danger.
    — Akilah Johnson and Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • There is little hard science on the physiological state in the brain while writing is taking place.
    — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 25 May 2018
  • Palmists believe that itchy hands are a sign of upcoming changes, so stay attuned to this physiological clue, as well.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 4 June 2018
  • The physiological responses that make winters deadly may grow less severe the longer you’re exposed to the cold.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The results showed that many species were pushed past their physiological limits.
    — NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The power levels in the audio part of the spectrum are too low to produce physiological damage.
    — John Crowley, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
  • One reason is the belief that birth is a physiological process.
    — Rebecca Grant, Marie Claire, 9 June 2021
  • The physiological changes that occur with aging are not abrupt, said Gill.
    — Bruce Horovitz, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The physiological changes that occur with aging are not abrupt, said Gill.
    — NBC News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The physiological wear and tear that results from that kind of long term struggle will manifest itself in high blood pressure and so on.
    — The Atlantic, 3 June 2020
  • That’s a physiological issue (as opposed to a disease) known as blossom-end rot.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
  • Both groups have less physiological reserve and may have more problems regulating their body temperatures.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025

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