dysmotility

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noun

Abnormal motility, especially of the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract

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

noundysmotility (countable and uncountable, plural dysmotilities)

plural dysmotilities

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAbnormal motility, especially of the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  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. Englishdysmotility

From dys- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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