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Descriptor English: Locomotion
Descriptor Spanish: Locomoción
Descriptor locomoción
Entry term(s) actividad locomotriz
Scope note: Movimiento o capacidad para moverse desde una posición a otra. Puede hacer referencia a humanos, animales vertebrados o invertebrados y microorganismos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Locomoção
Descriptor French: Locomotion
Tree number(s): G07.568.500
G11.427.410.568
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008124
Scope note: Movement or the ability to move from one place or another. It can refer to humans, vertebrate or invertebrate animals, and microorganisms.
Annotation: differentiate LOCOMOTION (getting from one point to another) from GAIT (manner or style of walking), MOVEMENT (without necessarily locomotion), MOTOR ACTIVITY (movement associated with behavior), WALKING (purposeful locomotion to get somewhere or for recreation, fitness or competition); CELL LOCOMOTION see CELL MOVEMENT is available
Allowable Qualifiers: DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
GE génétique
IM immunologie
PH physiologie
RE effets des radiations
Related: Démarche MeSH
DeCS ID: 8300
Unique ID: D008124
NLM Classification: WE 103
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05
Locomotion - Preferred
Concept UI M0012669
Preferred term Locomotion



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