The chapters on diseases of the locomotory organs, the teeth, surgical diseases and castration, although not commonly discussed in books of this class, the writer believes will be of value for reference and instructional work.
This is an inflammation of the tissues that form the locomotory apparatus.
The long bones, meeting the environment as legs which serve as landing mechanisms or as locomotory appendages, and as wings which provide considerable locomotion for most birds, probably come next in order as regards plasticity.
It is the manifestation of a structural or functional disorder of some part of the locomotory apparatus, characterized by a limping or halting gait.
Nail punctures cause typical supporting-leg-lameness and in some cases certain peculiarities of locomotory impediment are worthy of notice.
This, of course, is restricted to articulations of thelocomotory apparatus.
Degenerative changes affecting nerves, as in other tissues, occur and more or less locomotory impediment will follow--this depending upon the nerve or nerves affected and the nature of such involvement.
A principle which is elemental in the diagnosis of locomotory impediment, is that lameness of the shoulder or hip is usually manifested by more or less difficulty in swinging the affected member.
And the body has some special locomotory organs, if they may be so called, in the presence of the cilia.
They are often worm-like, or sac-like, without legs or other locomotory appendages.
They have no need of the power of locomotion, and accordingly are usually without wings, legs, or other locomotory organs.
As all of the Echinoderms except some of the feather-stars can move about, they have organs of locomotion, and well-defined muscles for the movement of the locomotory organs.
All the locomotory appendages are adapted for walking or running, not swimming.
The exploits of a host of Wasps whose flesh-eating grubs are provided with meat that is motionless though not dead have taught us the skilful art of the paralysing insect, which numbs the locomotory nerve-centres with its venom.
But if the locomotory pads grip only on one side progress becomes impossible.
But, if thelocomotory pads grip only on one side, progress becomes impossible.
The exploits of a host of Wasps whose flesh-eating grubs are provided with meat that is motionless though not dead[2] have taught us the skilful art of the paralyzing insect, which numbs the locomotory nerve-centres with its venom.
Which animals are likely to develop alternation of generations, sedentary ones or locomotory ones?
If you had to class the hydra as either one, would you call it a stationary or a locomotory animal?
Is the absence of limbs a hindrance to the animal in itslocomotory activity?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "locomotory" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
