hypomotility

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

hy·po·mo·til·i·ty

[hahy-puh-moh-til-i-tee]
noun Pathology.
abnormally slow motility, as of the stomach or intestine (opposed to hypermotility).

Origin:
1895–1900; hypo- + motility
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Hypomotility has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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hypomotility hy·po·mo·til·i·ty (hī'pō-mō-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
See hypokinesis.

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