Ner`vi·mo'tion noun [ Nerve + motion .] (Physiol.) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. Dunglison. 
<physiology> The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. ... Origin: Nerve + motion. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ... 
• (n.) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. • (n.) The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ner-vi-mō′shŭn Definitions: 1. Movement in response to a nervous stimulus.