"excitomotory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} excitomotory (not comparable)
  1. (archaic, physiology) Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Categories (topical): Physiology Coordinate_terms: incitomotor
    Sense id: en-excitomotory-en-adj-EBSHGuQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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