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Noun: motility  mow'ti-li-tee
  1. Ability to move spontaneously and independently
    "The motility of sperm cells is crucial for fertilization"
     
  2. A change of position that does not entail a change of location
    "gastrointestinal motility";
    - motion, movement, move

Derived forms: motilities

Type of: change, mobility

Antonym: immotility

Encyclopedia: Motility