Physiology
The study of how living organisms function, including such processes as nutrition, movement, and reproduction.
Read Also:
- Phytochemical
A plant compound that is thought to have health-protecting qualities. Also known as phytonutrient.
- Phytodermatitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic phytodermatitis, photophytodermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, pharmacologic injury, and mechanical injury.
- Phytonutrient
Carotenoids, Flavonoids (Polyphenols), including Isoflavones (Phytoestrogens), Inositol Phosphates (Phytates), Lignans (Phytoestrogens), Isothiocyanates and Indoles, Phenols and Cyclic Compounds, Saponins, Sulfides and Thiols, and Terpenes.
- Phytotoxin
A poison in a plant. Abrin and ricin are examples of phytotoxins. Abrin comes from the seeds of a plant called the rosary pea or jequirity pea and ricin from the seeds of the castor bean plant.
- PI
In medicine, not a private investigator but a principal investigator, the person who directs a research project or program.