psychobiology

noun

psy·​cho·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌsī-kō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce psychobiology (audio)
: the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes
psychobiological
ˌsī-kō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce psychobiology (audio)
adjective
or less commonly psychobiologic
ˌsī-kō-ˌbī-ə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce psychobiology (audio)
psychobiologist
ˌsī-kō-bī-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce psychobiology (audio)
noun

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But modern advances in brain scans and other more objective measures of understanding animal psychobiology continue to show more similarities. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025 Ramneet Sandhu, a UCLA psychobiology student, said her professors have taken a mixed approach to handling finals. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022

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1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of psychobiology was in 1879

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psychobiology

noun
psy·​cho·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy -bī-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce psychobiology (audio)
plural psychobiologies
: the study of mental functioning and behavior in relation to other biological processes

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