kinesiology

From kinesi- +‎ -ology.

• IPA^(key): /kəˌni.ziˈɔ.lə.d͡ʒɪ/

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kinesiology (countable and uncountable, plural kinesiologies)

1. (medicine) The study of body movement.
   • 2013 July 3, Jacque Wilson, “‘Functional fitness’ keeps seniors moving”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The two are often one and the same, says Walt Thompson, professor of kinesiology at Georgia State University and lead author of the ACSM survey – although functional fitness can apply to the younger generation as well.

2. (medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance.

• kinesiatrics