• (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.
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. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ner-vi-mō′shŭn Definitions: 1. Movement in response to a nervous stimulus.