Chemicophysiological

/ˌkɛmɪkoʊˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adjective

Relating to both chemical and physiological processes in living organisms; describing how chemistry governs bodily functions.

From 'chemico-' + 'physiological' (from Greek physis 'nature' + logia 'study'). Term developed as scientists realized that all physiology is fundamentally chemistry.

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