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Descriptor
English
:
Movement
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Movimiento
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Movimento
Tree Number:
G11.427.792.530
Definition
English
:
The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from
LOCOMOTION
in that
locomotion
is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while
movement
encompasses both
locomotion
but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts.
Movement
may be used with reference to
humans
, vertebrate and invertebrate
animals
, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from
MOTOR ACTIVITY
,
movement
associated with
behavior.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
the physiol process of an organism in moving one or more parts: do not confuse with
LOCOMOTION
(see note there) or
MOTION
, a concept of
physics
or
MOTOR ACTIVITY
,
movement
associated with
behavior
; animal
running
in
exercise
wheel is probably
MOTOR ACTIVITY
or
EXERTION
; NIM for microorganisms;
movement
of
cells
=
CELL MOVEMENT
; probably NIM if specific organism is IM; TN 130: definition & examples
See Related
English
:
Immobilization
Kinesiology, Applied
Motion
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
drug effects
physiology
radiation effects
Record Number:
9261
Unique Identifier:
D009068
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