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hypometria

hypometria

n. underreaching an object during voluntary motor activity. This can be caused by impaired visual localization, defective visuomotor coordination, or a disorder that interferes with the execution of eye or hand movements. See also dysmetria; ocular dysmetria. Compare hypermetria.

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