passive movement

passive movement

n.

Movement of a joint without participation or effort on the part of the subject.

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passive movement,

the moving of parts of the body by an outside force without voluntary action or resistance by the individual. Also called passive exercise. Compare active movement.

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movement

an act of moving; motion.

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movement abnormality

includes involuntary movement, lack of flexion or rigidity, hyper- or hypometric.

active movement

movement produced by the animal'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, such as the eyes.

brownian movement

continuous movement of particles suspended within a liquid.

conjugate movement

two parts moving synchronously in the same direction, e.g. the eyes.

disjunctive movement

two parts moving synchronously but in opposite directions.

involuntary movement

a movement which the animal is unable to prevent.

molecular movement

the peculiar, rapid, oscillatory movement of fine particles suspended in a fluid medium.

passive movement

a movement of the body or of the extremities of an animal performed by a person without voluntary motion on the part of the animal.

purposeful movement

see voluntary movement (below).

vermicular m's

the wormlike movements of the intestines in peristalsis.

voluntary movement

performed out of the will of the animal; an intentional purposeful movement.