† myotilityn.
Physiology. Obsolete. rare.
Muscular force or contractility.
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1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 296 The muscles possess an active power or property, commonly designated under the names of muscular irritability, muscular force, or myotility.
1892 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Myotility, term employed by Elliotson to indicate the power of instant and evident contraction of fibrous parts on the application of a stimulus. Also, a synonym of Muscular contractility.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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