oculomotility

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noun

ocular motility

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

nounoculomotility (countable and uncountable, plural oculomotilities)

plural oculomotilities

  1. countableuncountableocular motility

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  2. Latinoculus
  3. Englishoculo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  6. Proto-Italic*moweō
  7. Latinmoveō
  8. Latinmōtus
  9. Englishmotile
  10. Englishmotility
  11. Englishoculomotility

From oculo- + motility.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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