neuromuscular

American  

[noor-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊˈmʌs kjə lər, ˌnjʊər- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.

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neuromuscular British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈmʌskjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting nerves and muscles

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Etymology

Origin of neuromuscular

First recorded in 1875–80; neuro- + muscular

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Explanation

In medicine, if something affects both nerves and muscles, it's described as neuromuscular. Conditions like Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis are neuromuscular diseases. Neuromuscular combines the scientific prefix neuro-, from a Greek root meaning "nerve," with muscular, which derives from the Latin musculus, "a muscle." The term is used for the physical connection between the nervous and muscular systems, like the neuromuscular junctions throughout the body that allow you to move your muscles, as well as ailments affecting both.

Example Sentences

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"The significance of this new study is we are showing, in both humans and in animal models, that the neuromuscular junction is failing with aging."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

For more than 10 years, he has studied the neuromuscular junction, the specialized point where a nerve sends a signal to a muscle and tells it to contract.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Because you can train the neuromuscular system by frequently challenging it. And it’s easier to progress, or become better at it, the more frequently you do it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The firm helped build, for example, a tool that screens for a rare neuromuscular disorder called myasthenia gravis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

But there’s another capacity of the neuromuscular system, which is pain.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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