motor neuron
motor neuron · motor neurons
Motoneuron
A neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to effector tissuesA neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to effector tissues (e.g., muscles or glands).
Meaning
1 sensesA neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to effector tissues (e.g., muscles or glands).
Motoneuron
More definitions
- a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
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By meaning 1
neuron that transmits impulses from the central nervous system to effector tissues:
Forms
plural: motor neuronsSynonyms
3 synonymsmotoneuronefferent neuron
Close in meaning
- a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord:efferent neuronmotor nerve fibermotoneuron