noun
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).
粗大運動の発達には、ハイハイや歩行が含まれる。
Gross motor development includes crawling and walking.
理学療法士は子どもの粗大運動を評価した。
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'.