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mo⋅tile

[moht-l, moh-til]
–adjective
Biology. moving or capable of moving spontaneously: motile cells; motile spores.

Origin:
1860–65; < L mōt(us) (ptp. of movēre to move, set in motion) + -ile


mo⋅til⋅i⋅ty [moh-til-i-tee] , noun
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2motile
Function: noun
: a person whose prevailing mental imagery is motor rather than visual or auditory and takes the form of inner feelings ofaction —compare AUDILE, TACTILE, VISUALIZER
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motile mo·tile (mōt'l, mō'tīl')
adj.

  1. Moving or having the power to move spontaneously.

  2. Of or relating to mental imagery that arises primarily from sensations of bodily movement and position rather than from visual or auditory sensations.


mo·til'i·ty (mō-tĭl'ĭ-tē) n.

supermotility su·per·mo·til·i·ty (s&oomacr;'pər-mō-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
Excessive motility.

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motile   (mōt'l, mō'tīl')  Pronunciation Key 
Moving or able to move by itself. Sperm and certain spores are motile.

motility noun (mō-tĭl'ĭ-tē)
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