Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
mo·to·ri·um Pronunciation:
mO-'tOr-E-&m Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural mo·to·ria /-E-&/ 1 : the part of an organism and especially the part of its nervous system that is concerned with movement as distinguished from that concerned with sensation
2 : a differentiated cytoplasmic area in certain protozoans that acts as a coordinating center analogous to the brain of higher animals
