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motoneuron

[ moh-tuh-noor-on, -nyoor- ]
/ ˌmoʊ təˈnʊər ɒn, -ˈnyʊər- /

noun Cell Biology, Physiology.

motor neuron.

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Origin of motoneuron

1905–10; moto- (combining form representing motor) + neuron

Words nearby motoneuron

motmot, moto, motocross, motofacient, moton, motoneuron, moto perpetuo, motor, motorable, motor aphasia, motor area
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British Dictionary definitions for motoneuron

motoneuron
/ (ˌməʊtəʊˈnjʊərɒn) /

noun

anatomy an efferent nerve cell; motor neuron
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Medical definitions for motoneuron

motoneuron
[ mō′tə-nur′ŏn′ ]

n.

A motor neuron.
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