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psychomotor /psy·cho·mo·tor/ (si″ko-mo´ter) pertaining to motor effects of cerebral or psychic activity.
psy·cho·mo·tor (sk-mtr)
adj.
1. Of or relating to movement or muscular activity associated with mental processes.
2. Relating to the combination of psychic and motor events, including disturbances.

psychomotor
[-mō′tər]
Etymology: Gk, psyche + L, motare, to move about
pertaining to or causing voluntary movements usually associated with neural activity.

psychomotor [si″ko-mo´tor]
pertaining to motor effects of cerebral or psychic activity.
psychomotor test a test that assesses the subject's ability to perceive instructions and perform motor responses often including measurement of the speed of the reaction.

psychomotor (sī´kōmō´tr),
adj pertaining to or causing voluntary movements usually associated with neural activity.
psychomotor development,
n the progressive attainment (by a child) of skills that involve both mental and muscular activity.
psychomotor domain,
n the area of observable performance of skills that requires some degree of neuromuscular coordination.

psychomotor
pertaining to motor effects of cerebral or psychic activity.

psychomotor epilepsy
see psychomotor seizure.


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