Definition of Locomotory

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to locomotion. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Locomotory

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Locomotory

1. Of or pertaining to locomotion, pertaining to or affecting the locomotive apparatus of the body. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locomotory

locomotes
locomoting
locomotion
locomotions
locomotive
locomotive engine
locomotive engineer
locomotiveness
locomotives
locomotivity
locomotor
locomotor ataxia
locomotorial
locomotorium
locomotors
locomotory (current term)
locoregional
locos
locos tenentes
locoum
locoums
locoweed
locoweed disease
locoweeds
locsiton
locsitons
loculament
loculaments
locular
loculate

Literary usage of Locomotory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures on Plant Physiology by Ludwig Jost (1907)
"Indeed many authors have advocated the treatment of locomotory movements ... We will first of all study autonomous locomotory movements which stand in close ..."

2. Medical diagnosis: A Manual of Clinical Methods by John James Graham Brown (1884)
"locomotory SYSTEM. BONES—JOINTS—MUSCLES. '\ Bones.—In cases of suspected syphilis, the surface of the bones, particularly the cranium and tibia, ..."

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