locomotor

locomotor

 [lo″ko-mo´tor]

of or pertaining to locomotion.

lo·co·mo·tor

(lō'kō-mō'tŏr),

Relating to locomotion, or movement from one place to another.

Synonym(s): locomotive, locomotory

[L. locus, place, + L. moveo, pp. motus, to move]

locomotor

Etymology: L, locus + motio

pertaining to locomotion.

lo·co·mo·tor

(lō'kō-mō'tŏr)

Relating to locomotion, or movement from one place to another.

[L. locus, place, + L. moveo, pp. motus, to move]

locomotor

Pertaining to the function of voluntary movement.

locomotor

; locomotive movement from one place to another

locomotor

of or pertaining to locomotion.

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locomotor area

includes a mesencephalic locomotor area in the midbrain and a subthalamic locomotor area in the diencephalon.

locomotor dysfunction

see incoordination, lameness.