motoneuron

[ moh-tuh-noor-on, -nyoor- ]

nounCell Biology, Physiology.
  1. motor neuron.

Origin of motoneuron

1
1905–10; moto- (combining form representing motor) + neuron

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British Dictionary definitions for motoneuron

motoneuron

/ (ˌməʊtəʊˈnjʊərɒn) /


noun
  1. anatomy an efferent nerve cell; motor neuron

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