Definition of System, locomotive
System, locomotive: The system that permits
locomotion, movement from one
place to another. The key components of this system are
the bones that are
the framework of the skeleton, the joints that hold the
bones together and
make movement possible, and the muscles that contract and
relax and make for
movement. Locomotive is derived from the Latin "locus",
place + "movere",
move
= move place.
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