kinesiology
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ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
(kə-nē′sē-ŏl′ə-jē, -zē-)n.
1. The study of the anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement, especially in humans.
2. The application of the principles of kinesiology to the evaluation and treatment of muscular imbalance or derangement.
[Greek kīnēsis, movement; see kinesis + -logy.]
ki·ne′si·ol′o·gist n.
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kinesiology
(kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒɪ)n
(Physiology) the study of the mechanics and anatomy of human muscles
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ki•ne•si•ol•o•gy
(kɪˌni siˈɒl ə dʒi, -zi-, kaɪ-)n.
the study of the anatomy and physiology of body movement, esp. in relation to physical education or therapy.
[1890–95; < Greek kinēsi(s) movement]
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kinesiology
Medicine. the study of the motions of the human body, especially as they apply to therapy through corrective exercise. Also called kinestherapy. — kinesiologic, kinesiological, adj.
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kinesiology
From the Greek word “kinesis,” meaning movement,” this was originally a method used by physiotherapists for testing a person’s range of movement and the tone of their muscles but which is today referred to as applied kinesiology, which uses muscle testing in relation to all body functions.
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| Noun | 1. | kinesiology - the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms |
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kinésiologie
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kinesiology
[kɪˌniːsɪˈɒlədʒi] n → kinésiologie fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
kinesiology
n (Med) → Kinesiologie f
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ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
n. cinesiología, estudio de los músculos y los movimientos musculares.
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kinesiology
n kinesiología, quinesiología (RAE)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.