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excitomotory

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

Examples

  • excitomotory action
  • excitomotory function
  • excitomotory power

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