hypomotility

[ hahy-puh-moh-til-i-tee ]

/ ˌhaɪ pə moʊˈtɪl ɪ ti /

noun Pathology.

abnormally slow motility, as of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypermotility).

Nearby words

hypometabolism, hypometria, hypomixolydian mode, hypomnesia, hypomorph, hypomotility, hypomyelination, hypomyotonia, hypomyxia, hyponasty, hyponatraemia

Origin of hypomotility

First recorded in 1895–1900; hypo- + motility

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Medicine definitions for hypomotility

hypomotility

[ hī′pō-mō-tĭl′ĭ-tē ]

n.

hypokinesis

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