neu·ro·mus·cu·lar

[noor-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler, nyoor-]
adjective
pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.

Origin:
1875–80; neuro- + muscular

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neuromuscular (ˌnjʊərəʊˈmʌskjʊlə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or affecting nerves and muscles

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neuromuscular neu·ro·mus·cu·lar (n&oobreve;r'ō-mŭs'kyə-lər, ny&oobreve;r'-)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or affecting both nerves and muscles.

  2. Having the characteristics of both nervous and muscular tissue.

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Example sentences
This, he surmises, probably requires specialized neuromuscular control.
Esophageal neuromuscular function and motility disorders.
When emergency room doctors encounter a patient with a neuromuscular disorder,
  usually the diagnosis has already been made.
Muscles throughout the body have neuromuscular spindles in them that have an
  independent motor supply.
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