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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescinesiologia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chi-ne-sio-lo-gia
"La cinesiologia analizza i movimenti del corpo umano."
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The scientific study of human movement, performance, and function by applying the sciences of biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.
"Her degree in kinesiology provided her with deep insights into how the body recovers from athletic injuries." - 2
A form of alternative medicine that uses muscle monitoring to test for imbalances in the body's structural, chemical, and emotional energy fields.
"The practitioner used applied kinesiology to determine which nutritional supplements might reduce her chronic fatigue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'kīnesis', meaning movement (from kinein, to move), and 'logia', meaning study of. Coined in the late 19th century as scientific disciplines began formalizing the anatomical and mechanical analysis of human movement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kinesiology" is said worldwide
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kinésiologie
Transliteration: kine-zyo-lo-zhi
"Il étudie la kinésiologie à l'université."
Kinesiologie
Transliteration: ki-ne-zi-o-lo-gi
"Kinesiologie verbindet traditionelle östliche Heilkunst mit westlicher Wissenschaft."
cinesiologia
Transliteration: chi-ne-sio-lo-gia
"La cinesiologia analizza i movimenti del corpo umano."
kinesiología
Transliteration: ki-ne-sio-lo-gi-a
"La kinesiología ayuda a los atletas a mejorar su rendimiento físico."
cinesiologia
Transliteration: si-ne-zi-o-lo-gi-a
"A cinesiologia é fundamental para a fisioterapia."
काइनेजियोलॉजी
Transliteration: kainejiyoloji
"वह विश्वविद्यालय में काइनेजियोलॉजी का अध्ययन कर रही है।"
运动机能学
Transliteration: yùndòng jīnéng xué
"运动机能学是一门研究人体运动的科学。"
운동학
Transliteration: undonghak
"그는 대학에서 운동학을 전공했습니다."
運動学
Transliteration: undōgaku
"彼女は大学で運動学を専攻している。"
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