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kinesiology /ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy/ (ki-ne″se-ol´ah-je)
1. the sum of what is known regarding human motion; the study of motion of the human body.
2. a system of diagnosis based on the theory that muscle dysfunction is secondary to subclinical structural, chemical, or mental dysfunction in other parts of the body; using manual muscle testing to help identify the primary dysfunction and treating by attempting to correct the underlying state.
ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy (k-nz-l-j, k-)
n.
The study of muscular movement, especially the mechanics of human motion.
kine·sime·ter (kn-sm-tr, kn-) n.
Kinesiology
The science or study of movement.
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kinesiology
[-ol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, kinesis + logos, science
the scientific study of muscular activity and the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of the movement of body parts.
kinesiology [kĭ-ne″se-ol´o-je]
the scientific study of movement of the human body or its parts. See also biomechanics.
kinesiology (k·nēˈ·zē·äˑ·l·jē),
n study of the body's structure and processes as they relate to movement.
kinesiology (kinē´sēol´jē),
n the study of motion that attempts to explain the manner in which movements of the body occur. The principles of kinesiology may be used to describe the laws of articulation and the several theories of mandibular movement.
kinesiology
scientific study of movement of body parts.
kinesiology
Biomechanics The science of body movements especially vis-á-vis therapy
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