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biomechanics
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology physics English) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton 2 (context biology English) The functioning of a particular part of a body
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems such as humans , animals , plants , organs , fungi, and cells by means of the methods of mechanics .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also bio-mechanics , 1933, "study of the action of forces on the body," from bio- + mechanic (also see -ics ). Earlier (1924) as a term in Russian theater, from Russian biomekhanika (1921).
Usage examples of biomechanics.
This aspect of labour management was the crucial difference between biomechanics and the Delsarte-Dalcrozean school.
He was quite at home reading about levitation and countergeotropic thaumaturgy and his beloved unified field theory, but the prints of Teafortwo had made him realize how little he understood the biomechanics of simple flight.
Addison and Markham, in a paper published in the April 2002 issue of theJournal of Biomechanics, stated that cross-pollination by genetically modified corn had been shown to extend several miles beyond the target field.
If anyone would understand that reference and make the right connections, it ought to be Amee Vandervort, a woman with forty years of experience in gengineering, biomechanics and related fields, and administration.