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mo⋅to⋅neu⋅ron

  [moh-tuh-noor-on, -nyoor-]
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–noun Cell Biology, Physiology.
motor neuron.
Origin:
1905–10; moto- (comb. form repr. motor ) + neuron
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motor neuron

 
–noun Cell Biology, Physiology.
a nerve cell that conducts impulses to a muscle, gland, or other effector.
Also, motoneuron.

Origin:
1895–1900
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mo·to·neu·ron   (mō'tə-nŏŏr'ŏn', -nyŏŏr'-)   
n.  A motor neuron.

[moto(r) + neuron.]
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Main Entry: mo·to·neu·ron
Pronunciation: "mOt-&-'n(y)ü-"rän, -'n(y)u(&)r-"än
Variant: or chiefly British mo·to·neu·rone /-"rOn, -"On/
Function: noun
: a neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward or to a muscle andconducts an impulse that causes movement called also motor neuron; —compare INTERNEURON, SENSORY NEURON —mo·to·neu·ro·nal /-'n(y)ur-&n-&l,-n(y)u-'rOn-&l/ adjective

Main Entry: motor neuron
Function: noun
: MOTONEURON
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motoneuron mo·to·neu·ron (mō'tə-n&oobreve;r'ŏn', -ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
A motor neuron.

motor neuron n.
A neuron that conveys impulses from the central nervous system to a muscle, gland, or other effector tissue.

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