metakinesis
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]metakinesis (uncountable)
- (anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.
- (biology) The separation of the threads during metaphase.
- (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.