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

Other Words From

• ki·nesi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinesiology¹

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

Example Sentences

“These criteria keep folding under the weight of closer scrutiny,” said Schultz, who is also a kinesiology professor at Penn State.

From Los Angeles Times

Combine the two and you double down on what adults need to stay healthy, said Debbie Rhea, professor in kinesiology at Texas Christian University.

From Seattle Times

But as a kinesiology student at Fresno State, he was handed an out-of-print textbook that told him he had it all wrong.

From Science Daily

Nava said his friend was a skateboarder who studied kinesiology at Pasadena City College.

From Los Angeles Times

“Then today I woke up feeling fairly close to normal,” Scheffler said, still wearing a few strips of black kinesiology tape on his neck.

From Seattle Times