dictionary help| saltatory | medical dictionary |
Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.
<biology> Saltatory evolution, an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping.
Origin: L. Saltatorius. See Saltant, and cf. Saltire.
(01 Mar 1998)
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