-kinesia

suffix

Forms words related to body movement, often pathological, sometimes synonymous to words ending in -kinesis.

OriginAncient Greek κίνησις →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms words related to body movement, often pathological, sometimes synonymous to words ending in -kinesis.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίνησις“motion”
  2. English-kinesia

From Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “motion”). Compare kinesia (sense 2).

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APA

-kinesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kinesia

MLA

“-kinesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kinesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-kinesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-kinesia.

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