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Definition of Kinesis

1. Noun. A movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation.

Definition of Kinesis

1. Noun. the movement of an organism in response to an external stimulus ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kinesis

1. a type of movement [n -NESES] - See also: movement

Medical Definition of Kinesis

1. Alteration in the movement of a cell, without any directional bias. Thus speed may increase or decrease (orthokinesis) or there may be an alteration in turning behaviour (klinokinesis). See: chemokinesis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Kinesis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"But every kinesis has an associated ... to the evolution of organic and neural kinesis then- has been an evolution of ..."

2. The Teleo-mechanics of Nature: Or, The Source, Nature and Functions of the by Hermann Wettstein (1911)
"... -kinesis (HEART MOTION.) THE NUCLEUS "THE POTTER WHO FASHIONS THE ... -kinesis. (Heart motion.)" It would seem from this that cell-division is the ..."

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