motor

motor definition - medical

mo·tor (mōˈtər)

adjective
  1. Causing or producing motion.
  2. Of or being nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.
  3. Involving or relating to movements of the muscles.
  4. Of or relating to an organism's overt reaction to a stimulus.

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