kinesis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

kinesis
    n 1: a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not
         oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "kinesis":
      activity, actuation, dynamics, going, kinematics, kinesipathy,
      kinesitherapy, kinetics, mobilization, motion, motivation, move,
      movement, moving, restlessness, running, stir, stirring, unrest,
      velocity

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