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metakinesis

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English

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Etymology

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From meta- +‎ -kinesis.

Noun

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metakinesis (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
  2. (biology, historical) According to C. Lloyd Morgan, a hypothetical property possessed by all types of life of being endowed with something that is not consciousness but has the potentiality of developing into consciousness.