Motility Definition

Motility Sentence Examples

• Myotonic dystrophy affects heart muscle, causing arrhythmias and heart block, and the muscles of the digestive system, leading to motility disorders and constipation.

• In a controlled trial, 100 men with low sperm motility received either 57 mg of zinc twice daily or a placebo.

• Bulk producing laxatives increase the volume of the stool, and will both soften the stool and stimulate intestinal motility.

• Complications can include other digestive disorders such as intestinal motility, duodenogastric reflux, gastritis, peptic ulcers, and megaduodenum.

• Drug therapies that promote intestinal motility (ability of the intestine to move spontaneously), such as cisapride and vasopressin (Pitressin), are sometimes prescribed.