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kinesiological

kinesiological

8.4
About the study of how people or animals move
  • adjective
  • /ˌkɪnɪziˈɑlədʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
: kinesiológico
  • The physical therapist used kinesiological methods to evaluate the patient's walking pattern.

Examples

  • Researchers conducted a kinesiological study to understand how athletes recover from injuries.

  • A kinesiological assessment can help identify the causes of muscle pain.

  • The kinesiological analysis of her movements revealed some inefficiencies.

  • He specializes in kinesiological research to improve athletic performance.

  • The physical therapist used kinesiological methods to evaluate the patient's walking pattern.

  • A kinesiological assessment can help identify the causes of muscle pain.

  • Researchers conducted a kinesiological study to understand how athletes recover from injuries.

Surface Forms

kinesiological positive

Morphology

kinesiological = kinesiology (transparent) = kinesiology + ical

Standard adjectival derivation from 'kinesiology' with '-ical', so the meaning is 'relating to the scientific study of movement'.

Etymology

Kinesiological comes from the Greek root kinesis meaning 'movement' and the part -logy meaning 'study', the same root you see in kinetic for movement. So a kinesiological study is simply a study of how people or animals move.