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1. A change of place or position. Cf.:movement (1). 2. SYN: defecation. 3. SYN: stool. [L. motio, movement, fr. moveo, pp. motus, to move]

- brownian m. SYN: brownian movement. [R. Brown, British botanist, 1773–1858]

- continuous passive m. (CPM) a technique in which a joint, usually the knee, is moved constantly through a variable range of m. to prevent stiffness and to increase the range of m.; most often accomplished using a motorized device specifically designed for this purpose.

mo·tion 'mō-shən n

1) an act, process, or instance of changing place: MOVEMENT

2 a) an evacuation of the bowels

b) the matter evacuated often used in pl. <blood in the \motions (Lancet)>