psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gy (s  k -b- l  -j )n. 1. The study of the effects of cognition, emotions, and experience on animal physiology. 2. The school of psychology that interprets personality, behavior, and mental illness in terms of responses to interrelated biological, social, cultural, and environmental factors. psy cho·bio·logic (-b-lj k), psycho·bio·logi·cal (--kl) adj.psy cho·bio·logi·cal·ly adv.psy cho·bi·olo·gist n. |
psychobiology [ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Psychology) Psychol the attempt to understand the psychology of organisms in terms of their biological functions and structures
psychobiological [ˌsaɪkəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
psychobiologically adv
psychobiologist n
psychobiology
1. the branch of biology that studies the interactions of body and mind, especially as exhibited in the nervous system.
2. psychology as studied in terms of biology. — psychobiologist, n. — psychobiologic, psychobiological, adj.
See also: Biology2. psychology as studied in terms of biology. — psychobiologist, n. — psychobiologic, psychobiological, adj.
the study of the relations or interrelations between body and mind, especially as exhibited in the nervous system. — psychobiologist, n. — psychobiologic, psychobiological, adj.
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