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title: physiological — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «physiological» in the school dictionary: Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# physiological

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**Who acts:** breathing, bodies, Having, physiological reaction, racing heart, Food · **What happens:** have, do, work, grow, be, fear · **To what, where:** breathing, body reaction, physiological response, basic physiological needs, physiological changes, physiological effects

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«physiological» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [physiological in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/physiological.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:m1:1
# text = Having to do with how the bodies of living things work: breathing, heart rate, digestion, growing.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	digestion	digestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | breathing and heart rate and digestion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | breathing and heart rate and digestion *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** | present | the bodies of living things |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grow** | gerund | Having |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Of the body rather than the mind: a physiological reaction is a body reaction.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:m2:1
# text = Of the body rather than the mind: a physiological reaction is a body reaction.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	7	cc	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a physiological reaction | a body reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A racing heart is a physiological response to fear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x1:1
# text = A racing heart is a physiological response to fear.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	racing	racing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fear	fear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a racing heart | a physiological response |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fear** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Food, water and sleep are basic physiological needs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x2:1
# text = Food, water and sleep are basic physiological needs.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	basic	basic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	needs	need	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Food and water and sleep | basic physiological needs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Exercise causes physiological changes like faster breathing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x3:1
# text = Exercise causes physiological changes like faster breathing.
1	Exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	breathing	breathing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Exercise | physiological changes |  |  |  | like faster breathing | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition change=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Doctors study the physiological effects of being in space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x4:1
# text = Doctors study the physiological effects of being in space.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	effects	effect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Doctors | the physiological effects |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of space | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blushing is a physiological reaction you can't easily control.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x5:1
# text = Blushing is a physiological reaction you can't easily control.
1	Blushing	blushing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
7	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Blushing | a physiological reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **control** | can | you | a physiological reaction *not said here* |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reaction=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Some illnesses are physiological; others are psychological.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:physiological:x6:1
# text = Some illnesses are physiological; others are psychological.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	illnesses	illness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	physiological	physiological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	psychological	psychological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some illnesses |  |  |  |  | physiological *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | others |  |  |  |  | psychological *property* | tree rules |

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