[ki-nee-sis, kahy-] 
| the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light. |
| 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). |
| 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.] |
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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