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kinesiology

[ ki-nee-see-ol-uh-jee, -zee-, kahy- ]

noun

  1. the science dealing with the interrelationship of the physiological processes and anatomy of the human body with respect to movement.


kinesiology

/ kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the mechanics and anatomy of human muscles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • ki·nesi·olo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kinesiology1

First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek kī́nēsi(s) “movement” ( kinesis ) + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

It wasn’t until she’d earned a kinesiology degree and moved to Victoria to row for the Canadian para-rowing development team and work as a trainer, that the Reach appeared in her feed again.

Louis Passfield, an adjunct professor in kinesiology at the University of Calgary, has been dreaming of calculating his way to a yellow jersey since he was an undergraduate at the University of Brighton around 25 years ago.

So from a neuromuscular standpoint, a dynamic warmup increases your body’s awareness of where it is in space and how it’s moving, says Dixie Stanforth, a kinesiology and health education professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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