active movement

movement

 [mo̳v´ment]

1. an act of moving; called also motion.

2. an act of defecation.

active movement movement produced by the person's own muscles.

ameboid movement movement like that of an ameba, accomplished by protrusion of cytoplasm of the cell.

associated movement movement of parts that act together, as the eyes.

brownian movement the peculiar, rapid, oscillatory movement of fine particles suspended in a fluid medium; called also molecular movement.

circus movement the propagation of an impulse again and again through tissue already previously activated by it; the term is usually reserved for the reentry involving an accessory pathway.

molecular movement brownian movement.

passive movement a movement of the body or of the extremities of a patient performed by another person without voluntary motion on the part of the patient.

vermicular m's the wormlike movements of the intestines in peristalsis.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ac·tive move·ment

1. movement effected by the organism itself, unaided by external influences.

2. in physical therapy, a movement that is effected entirely by the patient's muscles, often with the guidance of the therapist.

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ac·tive move·ment

(aktiv mūvmĕnt)

1. Motion effected by the organism itself, unaided by external influences.

2. In physical therapy, a movement that is effected entirely by the patient's muscles, often with the guidance of the therapist.

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