biomechanics
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical.
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the study of the action of external and internal forces on the living body, especially on the skeletal system.
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the development of prostheses.
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Biology. the study of the mechanical nature of biological processes, as heart action and muscle movement.
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Tom House, who worked on biomechanics with Mr. Ryan decades before the rest of the sport caught on, comes across as a shaman-like character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Lakers are adding labs for biomechanics, movement and recovery in their El Segundo training facility after moving the G League affiliate South Bay Lakers to the Coachella Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
"Tendons are fundamentally susceptible to overuse," explains Jess Snedeker, a professor of orthopaedic biomechanics at ETH Zurich and Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026
Ski and Snowboard to train the model on a range of elite performance data, related to athletes’ biomechanics and the way they move through the physical world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
His understanding of the details of the sport—the physics of water, wood, and wind; the biomechanics of muscle and bone—was unmatched.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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