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Origin:
1900–05; < Greek kī́nēsis movement, equivalent to kīnē-, verbid stem of kīneîn to move + -sis -sis
1900–05; < Greek kī́nēsis movement, equivalent to kīnē-, verbid stem of kīneîn to move + -sis -sis
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Kinesis
is always a great word to know.
So is excite. Does it mean:
| to stimulate to functional activity |
| being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse |
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-kinesis
a combining form with the general sense “movement, activity,” used in the formation of compound words, often with the particular senses “reaction to a stimulus” (photokinesis), “movement without an apparent physical cause” (telekinesis), “activity within a cell” (karyokinesis).
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kinesis ki·ne·sis (kə-nē'sĭs, kī-)
n. pl. ki·ne·ses (-sēz')
Motion or physical movement, especially movement that is induced by stimulation.
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