neuromuscular
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of neuromuscular
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.
Vocabulary lists containing neuromuscular
Example Sentences
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"Also, prolonged vibration changes the reactivity of the neuromuscular spindles and alters the signal sent to the brain."
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
He also candidly relates his struggles with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, a rare kind of neuromuscular disease that led to his use of a wheelchair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The inquiry heard Dion was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder at the age of 12 which led to him using a wheelchair and his parents helping him more.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Avidity’s drugs include late-stage therapies for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
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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