Motility

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motility
n. mobility, capacity to move


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Motility
Motility is a biological term which refers to the ability to move spontaneously and independently. It can apply to either single-celled or multicellular organisms.In cellular biology or biomedical engineering, motility often refers to directed cell movement down gradients established in biopolymers. Examples are:movement along a chemical gradient (see chemotaxis)movement along a rigidity gradient (see durotaxis)movement along a gradient of cell adhesion sites (see haptotaxis)
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motility
Noun
1. ability to move spontaneously and independently
(antonym) immotility
(hypernym) mobility
2. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
(synonym) motion, movement, move
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) abduction


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Motility
(n.)
Capability of motion; contractility.
  

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