corticomotor

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adjective

Describing motor functions controlled by the cerebral cortex

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

adjectivecorticomotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineDescribing motor functions controlled by the cerebral cortex

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  4. Latincortex
  5. Englishcortico-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtor
  11. Middle Englishmotour
  12. Englishmotor
  13. Englishcorticomotor

From cortico- + motor.

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APA

corticomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticomotor

MLA

“corticomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticomotor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticomotor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticomotor.

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