biodynamics

biodynamics
The science dealing with the force or energy of living matter. [bio- + G. dynamis, force]

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bio·dy·nam·ics -dī-'nam-iks n pl but sing or pl in constr
1) the dynamic relationships existing between organisms, their physiology, and their environment <the \biodynamics of human beings in space>
2) the study of the biodynamics of an organism or group of organisms
bio·dy·nam·ic -ik adj

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bio·dy·nam·ics (bi″o-di-namґiks) [bio- + dynamics] the scientific study of the nature and determinants of all organismic (including human) behavior.

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