Disciplines and Occupations

Comparative Physiology

The biological science concerned with similarities or differences in the life-supporting functions and processes of different species.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The biological science concerned with similarities or differences in the life-supporting functions and processes of different species.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Physiology, Comparative

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

the discipline (education, history, etc) only; for comparative physiological studies, use the qualifier/ physiol with specific anatomical term, process or organism + the Publication Type COMPARATIVE STUDY

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  1. H01w.158w.782w.688w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Comparative Physiology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010828. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010828
  2. Comparative Physiology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_physiology
  3. Comparative Physiology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5155643