end plate
noun
Mining. one of the shorter members of a set.: Compare wall plate (def. 3).
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.
Origin of end plate
1First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for endplate
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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