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passive movement Translations EncyclopediaSeemovementpassive movement
movement [mo̳v´ment] 1. an act of moving; called also motion.2. an act of defecation.active movement movement produced by the person's own muscles.ameboid movement movement like that of an ameba, accomplished by protrusion of cytoplasm of the cell.associated movement movement of parts that act together, as the eyes.brownian movement the peculiar, rapid, oscillatory movement of fine particles suspended in a fluid medium; called also molecular movement.circus movement the propagation of an impulse again and again through tissue already previously activated by it; the term is usually reserved for the reentry involving an pathway" >accessory pathway.molecular movement brownian movement.passive movement a movement of the body or of the extremities of a patient performed by another person without voluntary motion on the part of the patient.vermicular m's the wormlike movements of the intestines in peristalsis.pas·sive move·ment1. movement imparted to an organism or any of its parts by external agency. 2. physical therapy a movement that is effected entirely by the therapist without the assistance of the patient's muscles. pas·sive move·ment (pas'iv mūv'mĕnt) In physical therapy, movement imparted to an organism or any of its parts by external agency; movement of any joint effected by the hand of another person, or by mechanical means, without participation of the subject. |