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continuous movement task

a purposeful movement that has no recognizable beginning or end—the behavior continues until it is arbitrarily stopped. Examples include running and steering a car. Compare discrete movement task.

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May 10th 2024

Graefenberg spot (Gräfenberg spot; G-spot)

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