aestho-physiology
aestho-physiology noun: the science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.
Noun
aestho-physiology (uncountable)
- The science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.
- In addition to this there is the aesthetics of the subject and that leads naturally to what is sometimes called aestho-physiology or the study of the organs of sensation.1950, International Perfurmer, volumes 1–3, page iii
- A vast amount of unravelling has been going on in the field of aestho-physiology; a few people, like Trystan Edwards and Corbusier, have stated principles which throw new light on old facts, but we still await a Lord Rutherford.1968, Heating and Ventilation for a Human Environment […], page 20
Forms of aestho-physiology
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Origin of aestho-physiology
Coined by English philosopher and biologist Herbert Spencer in 1872, from (a)esthesis + -o- + physiology.
Questions about aestho-physiology
- What does aestho-physiology mean?
- Aestho-physiology means the science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.
- What part of speech is aestho-physiology?
- Aestho-physiology is a noun.
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