Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excitomotory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cit-o-mo-to-ry
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"excitomotory action"
"excitomotory function"
"excitomotory power"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

excitomotor (alternative) excito-motory (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

incitomotor excitosecretory

Questions

What does excitomotory mean?: Exciting motion; said of that portion of the nervous system concerned in reflex action, by which impressions are transmitted to a nerve centre and then reflected back so as to produce muscular contraction without sensation or volition.

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