physiological state

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physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

physical condition, physiological condition

wakefulness - a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar"

condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

bloodiness - the state of being bloody

incompatibility - (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

acathexia - an inability to retain bodily secretions

angiotelectasia - dilation and enlargement of arterioles

torpidity, torpor - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

agalactia, agalactosis - a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered

anaesthesia, anesthesia - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

anhidrosis, anhydrosis - failure of the sweat glands

arousal - a state of heightened physiological activity

sleep, slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"

sopor, sleep - a torpid state resembling deep sleep

drive - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

elastosis - breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue)

flatulence, flatulency, gas - a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

flection, flexion, flexure - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

estrus, oestrus, rut, heat - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

hypercapnia, hypercarbia - the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood

acapnia, hypocapnia - a state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood is lower than normal; can result from deep or rapid breathing

asphyxia - a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas

oxygen debt - a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest

hyperthermia, hyperthermy - abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer)

normothermia - normal body temperature

hypothermia - subnormal body temperature

muscularity - the physiological state of having or consisting of muscle

myasthenia - any muscular weakness

infertility, sterility - the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate

false pregnancy, pseudocyesis - physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant

maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

rigor mortis - temporary stiffness of joints and muscular rigidity occurring after death

vitalisation, vitalization - the state of being vitalized and filled with life

good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

fecundity, fertility - the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring

potence, potency - the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

pathological state - a physical condition that is caused by disease

disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

cellularity - the state of having cells

addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

suspended animation - a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia

cryptobiosis - a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill

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The antimicrobial action of E-beam irradiation against foodborne bacteria can be impacted by several factors, including irradiation dose, temperature, population and types of bacteria, the physiological state of the organism, the gaseous environment and the preservation method.

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Individualism implies that for any physiological state which realises a given psychological state, necessarily an individual in that physiological state is also in that psychological state.

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This, in turn, provides the opportunity to develop a new class of HMI, which we call a tightly coupled interface (TCI), that will procedurally incorporate the physiological state of the human participant.