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ki·ne·sis
(kə-nē'sĭs, kī-)
n.
pl.
ki·ne·ses
(-sēz)
Movement or activity of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light.
[Greek
kīnēsis
,
movement
, from
kīnein
,
to move
; see
kei-
2
in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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