motor neuron

noun

, Cell Biology, Physiology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor neuron¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

When their alarmed parents seek medical help, the babies will be diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a neuromuscular disease in which certain motor neurons of the spinal cord progressively deteriorate.

From Nautilus

Peeking into the structure of the mice’s spinal cord, the team also found that antibiotics-treated mice had far more cell death in their motor neurons—a symptom of ALS progression.

From Singularity Hub 

This neurotransmission then informs motor neurons in your legs and arm muscles to run to the toaster and pop up the smoking toast.

From Science News For Students

Sensory and motor neurons are two different classes of neurons.

From Science News For Students

It goes down your spine through motor neurons, and this is an electrical signal.

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast