English Explanatory Dictionary

dysmotility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abnormal motility, especially of the muscles in the gastrointestinal tract

Word forms

dysmotility dysmotilities

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus English -ile English motile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English motility English dysmotility From dys- + motility.

Related words

dysmotile
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