metakinesis

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ -kinesis.

Noun

metakinesis (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
  2. (biology) The separation of the threads during metaphase.
  3. (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.