kinesiology
noun
ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
kə-ˌnē-sē-ˈä-lə-jē 
kī-,
-zē-
: the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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Kinesiologists study the acquisition of motor skills, the mechanical aspects of movement, and the body's responses to physical activity. A kinesiologist may work in a public-school fitness program, design exercise programs for people with and without disabilities, or work with patients recovering from disease, accidents, and surgery. As a field of research, kinesiology focuses particularly on the mechanics of muscular activity.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Phan studied kinesiology at Arizona State University and at first trained to be a chiropractor.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
In February, the Baltimore native was awarded the Western Golf Association’s Chick Evans Scholarship, which will cover the cost of tuition and housing for four years at the University of Maryland where Flowers plans to major in kinesiology.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
The Escondido resident earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from San Diego State University in 2012.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Kinesiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinesiology. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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kinesiology
noun
ki·ne·si·ol·o·gy
kə-ˌnē-sē-ˈäl-ə-jē
kī-
kī-
-zē-
plural kinesiologies
: the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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