bioenergetics

bioenergetics
/buy'oh en'euhr jet"iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
1. Biochem. the study of energy transformation in living systems.
2. Psychol. a school of therapy that seeks to relieve stress and concomitant muscular tension through respiratory exercises, physical movement, improvement in body image, and free expression of ideas.
[1910-15; BIO- + ENERGETICS]

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