Pertaining to, or characterized by, saltation.
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sal·ta·to·ry 'sal-tə-.tōr-ē, 'sȯl-, -.tȯr- adj proceeding by leaps rather than by gradual transitions <\saltatory conduction of impulses in myelinated nerve fibers>
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sal·ta·to·ry (salґtə-tor″e) pertaining to or characterized by saltation; see also under evolution and spasm.Medical dictionary. 2011.