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noun
Cell Biology. a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle, consisting of an irregularly shaped trough into which the terminal portion of the axon fits.
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Origin of end plate
First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for end plate
endplate
/ (ˈɛndˌpleɪt) /
noun
any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something
physiol the flattened end of a motor nerve fibre, which transmits impulses to muscle
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