locomotor
Concerning bodily movement
Locomotor relates to movement from place to place.
The term appears mainly in scientific and medical contexts: locomotor skills like walking and running, locomotor disorders affecting mobility.
It describes the systems, organs, or functions involved in bodily movement: the locomotor apparatus of muscles and bones.
Locomotion pattern
- strideExtended single footstep
- stepFoot movement forward
- paceSpeed of movement
- ambulationMovement by walking
walking · strolling · jogging · marching · shuffling · treading · striding · sauntering
Force driving movement forward
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- forceStrength or compulsion
thrust · torque · impulse · kinematics · inertia · dynamics · energy · power
Contractile body tissue
- jointsSkeletal connection points
- limbsBody's major appendages
- tendonsFibrous connective cords
- ligamentsTough tissue joining bones
skeleton · reflexes · proprioception · cerebellum · appendages · fins · wings · flagella
Impaired voluntary movement control
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
- dystoniaMovement disorder causing postures
paraplegia · quadriplegia · hemiplegia · neuropathy · polio
Device producing controlled motion
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- transmissionSending of information
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
linkage · articulation · robotic · exoskeleton · mechatronics · engine · chassis · suspension
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- orthoticsWearable alignment devices
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
scooter · exoskeleton · brace · cane · rollator · accessibility · rehabilitation
gait
Locomotion pattern
ambulation · walking · strolling · jogging · marching · shuffling · treading · striding · sauntering · pacing
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
force · thrust · torque · impulse · kinematics · inertia · dynamics · energy · power · drag
muscles
Contractile body tissue
ligaments · skeleton · reflexes · proprioception · cerebellum · appendages · fins · wings · flagella · cilia
ataxia
Impaired voluntary movement control
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- paresisPartial loss of movement
- spasticityPathological muscle tightness
dystonia · paraplegia · quadriplegia · hemiplegia · neuropathy · polio
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- servomechanismFeedback-controlled automatic mechanism
- drivetrainVehicle power transmission system
- transmissionSending of information
hydraulics · linkage · articulation · robotic · exoskeleton · mechatronics · engine · chassis · suspension · wheels
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- orthoticsWearable alignment devices
walker · scooter · exoskeleton · brace · cane · rollator · accessibility · rehabilitation
- steam locomotiveRail engine burning fuel for motion
- diesel locomotiveOil-fueled railway engine
- locomotive whistleSound device on engines