ideomotor

adjective ideo·mo·tor \ˌī-dē-ə-ˈmō-tər, ˌi-\

Definition of IDEOMOTOR

: not reflex but motivated by an idea <ideomotor muscular activity>

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1867

Medical Dictionary

adjective ideo·mo·tor \ˌīd-ē-ə-ˈmōt-ər, ˌid-\

: not reflex but motivated by an idea <ideomotor muscular activity>

: of, relating to, or concerned with ideomotor activity <ideomotor theory>

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