Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009068
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D009068
Preferred Name

Movement
Definitions
The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior.
Synonyms
Movements
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

All Properties

definition

The act, process, or result of passing from one place or position to another. It differs from LOCOMOTION in that locomotion is restricted to the passing of the whole body from one place to another, while movement encompasses both locomotion but also a change of the position of the whole body or any of its parts. Movement may be used with reference to humans, vertebrate and invertebrate animals, and microorganisms. Differentiate also from MOTOR ACTIVITY, movement associated with behavior.
altLabel
Movements
prefLabel
Movement
TH
NLM (1966)
notation
D009068
DX
19660101
MN
G11.427.410
G07.568
FX
D018953
D007103
D009038
MMR
20160701
AQL
DE PH RE
subClassOf
Semantic type UMLS property
DC
1
MDA
19990101
Inverse of RO
type
tui
T040
cui
C0026649
AN
LOCOMOTION; MOTION ( a concept of physics); and MOTOR ACTIVITY are also available; animal running in exercise wheel is probably MOTOR ACTIVITY or PHYSICAL EXERTION; NIM for microorganisms; movement of cells = CELL MOVEMENT
Inverse of AQ
TERMUI
T027072
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