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kineto-

a combining form with the meanings “movement,” “movable,” “moving,” used in the formation of compound words: kinetograph; kinetosome.

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Origin of kineto-

<Greek kīnēt(ós) movable (equivalent to kīnē-, verbid stem of kīneîn to move + -tos adj. suffix) + -o-

Words nearby kineto-

kinetic theory, kinetic theory of gases, kinetic theory of heat, kinetic theory of matter, kinetin, kineto-, kinetocardiogram, kinetochore, kinetogenic, kinetograph, kinetoplast
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Medical definitions for kineto-

kineto-

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Movement:kinetoplast.
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