antimotility

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adjective

Reducing gastrointestinal motility (in the treatment of diarrhea).

OriginEnglish motility ← Latin mōtus ← Proto-Italic *moweō →
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Meanings

adjectiveantimotility (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineReducing gastrointestinal motility (in the treatment of diarrhea).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinmōtus
  12. Englishmotile
  13. Englishmotility
  14. Englishantimotility

From anti- + motility.

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APA

antimotility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotility

MLA

“antimotility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotility. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimotility,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimotility.

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