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kinetosis

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[kin-i-toh-sis, kahy-nuh-] / ˌkɪn ɪˈtoʊ sɪs, ˌkaɪ nə- /

noun

Pathology.

any condition caused by motion of the body, as seasickness.

Etymology

Origin of kinetosis

kinet(o)- + -osis

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