gross motor skill; gross motor movement
Medical and developmental term referring to large-muscle movements such as crawling, walking, or jumping. Often contrasted with 微細運動 (fine motor skill).
Gross motor development includes crawling and walking.
The physical therapist assessed the child's gross motor skills.
Refers to fine motor skills involving small muscles, such as grasping or writing, while 粗大運動 involves large muscle groups.
Compound of 粗大 (large, coarse) and 運動 (movement, exercise). A modern technical term likely calqued from English 'gross motor'.