motor unit
- a motor neuron and the muscle fibers innervated by its axon.
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Origin of motor unit
First recorded in 1965–70
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The upshot of it was that somebody reported him, and the officer in command of his "motor-unit" read him a stern lecture.
Jimmie HigginsUpton Sinclair
He wrote a letter to the officer in command of his motor-unit, telling what had happened to him, and couldn't it be arranged?
Jimmie HigginsUpton Sinclair
motor unit
- A single somatic motor neuron and the group of muscle fibers innervated by it.
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