neuromotility

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noun

The neural cause of gastric motility

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

nounneuromotility (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe neural cause of gastric motility

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*moweō
  9. Latinmoveō
  10. Latinmōtus
  11. Englishmotile
  12. Englishmotility
  13. Englishneuromotility

From neuro- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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