the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus, as light.
Origin
1900-05; < Greekkī́nēsis movement, equivalent to kīnē-, verbid stem of kīneîn to move + -sis-sis
-kinesis
1.
a combining form with the general sense “movement, activity,” used in the formation of compound words, often with the particular senses “reaction to a stimulus” (photokinesis), “movement without an apparent physical cause” (telekinesis), “activity within a cell” (karyokinesis).
Protein kinesis: the dynamics of protein trafficking and stability.
British Dictionary definitions for kinesis
kinesis
/kɪˈniːsɪs; kaɪ-/
noun
1.
(biology) the nondirectional movement of an organism or cell in response to a stimulus, the rate of movement being dependent on the strength of the stimulus
Word Origin and History for kinesis
n.
"physical movement," 1819, from Greek kinesis "movement, motion" (see cite).
kinesis in Medicine
kinesis ki·ne·sis (kə-nē'sĭs, kī-) n.pl.ki·ne·ses (-sēz') Motion or physical movement, especially movement that is induced by stimulation.