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IDEOMOTOR
Etymology
Adjective
ideomotor (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to involuntary actions caused by subconscious thought.
Source: Wiktionary
I`de*o-mo"tor, a. Etym: [Ideo- + motor.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Applied to those actions, or muscular movements, which are automatic expressions of dominant ideas, rather than the result of distinct volitional efforts, as the act of expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while the mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence. Carpenter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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