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Parkinson’s Disease
Phenotype
Philosophy
Physiology
Pluripotency
Polymerase chain reaction
Precautionary Principle
 		  
Physiology
Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms.

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