involuntary (redirected from involuntary movement)

involuntary /in·vol·un·tary/ (in-vol´un-tar″e)

1. independent of the will.

2. contrary to the will.

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in·vol·un·tar·y (n-vln-tr)

adj.

1. Not subject to control of the volition.

2. Acting or done without or against one's will.

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involuntary

[invol′ənter′ē]

Etymology: L, in, not, voluntas, will

occurring without conscious control or direction. See also autonomy.

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involuntary,

adj an action without conscious control.

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involuntary,

adj performed independently of the will.

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involuntary

performed independently of the will.

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involuntary culling

see culling.

involuntary movement

includes convulsions and tremor and intermittent contractions of large muscle masses which result in movement of individual limbs or other parts of the body. See also stringhalt, chorea.

involuntary muscle

plain muscle, not under voluntary control.

involuntary nervous system

see autonomic nervous system.