neuromuscular

American  

[noor-oh-muhs-kyuh-ler, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊˈmʌs kjə lər, ˌnjʊər- /

adjective

1. pertaining to or affecting both nerves and muscles.

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neuromuscular British  

/ ˌnjʊərəʊˈmʌskjʊlə /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting nerves and muscles

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Etymology

Origin of neuromuscular

First recorded in 1875–80; neuro- + muscular

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.

Example Sentences

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neuromuscular

The researchers also did not directly examine certain pathways involving inflammation or neuromuscular signaling, either of which could have contributed to the observed effects.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

“Because you can train the neuromuscular system by frequently challenging it. And it’s easier to progress, or become better at it, the more frequently you do it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Obesity’s symptoms and underlying causes are fundamentally different from those of neuromuscular conditions like SMA and FSHD, Chugai said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Laurent Servais, a professor of neuromuscular diseases at the University of Oxford, carried out a study of newborn screening based on programmes in other countries, such as Belgium.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 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