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motor neuron

noun

, Cell Biology, Physiology.
  1. a nerve cell that conducts impulses to a muscle, gland, or other effector.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of motor neuron1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

Hawking, 71, has been suffering from the debilitating motor neuron disease ALS for half a century.

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