What it means
The root in words about motion. Kinesiology is the study of body movement, dyskinesiadis-kih-NEE-zhuhMovements of the body that a person cannot control, such as twisting, jerking or chewing motions.dys- difficult, abnormalkinesi/o movement-ia conditionFull entry is abnormal, involuntary movement, bradykinesia is slowness of movement (with brady-BRAD-eeA word beginning that means slow.Full entry ), and kinesthesia is the sense of where the body is moving.
At a glance
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Related terms
dys-
A word beginning that means difficult, painful or not working normally.
dyskinesia
Movements of the body that a person cannot control, such as twisting, jerking or chewing motions.
brady-
A word beginning that means slow.