- physiophyly
- phys·i·oph·y·ly (fiz″e-ofґə-le) [physio- + Gr. phylon tribe] the evolution of bodily functions.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Physiophyly — Phys i*oph y*ly, n. [Gr. fy sis nature + ? a clan.] (Biol.) The tribal history of the functions, or the history of the paleontological development of vital activities, being a branch of phylogeny. See {Morphophyly}. Haeckel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English