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MOTILITY

\mə͡ʊtˈɪlɪti], \mə‍ʊtˈɪlɪti], \m_əʊ_t_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of MOTILITY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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ability to move spontaneously and independently

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

ability to move spontaneously and independently

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The power of spontaneous movement.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

See Motile.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Capability of moving; the faculty of moving.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Faculty of moving; moving power: contractility.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

The ability to move.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The property, possessed by various animal and vegetable cells, of moving rapidly through a fluid.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. Capability of moving.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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