neuromuscular spindle

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A spindle-shaped end organ in skeletal muscle in which afferent nerve fibers terminate and which is sensitive to passive stretching of the muscle enclosing it.

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Words nearby neuromuscular spindle

neuromere, neuromodulator, neuromotor, neuromuscular, neuromuscular blocking agent, neuromuscular spindle, neuromuscular system, neuromyasthenia, neuromyelitis, neuromyelitis optica, neuromyopathy

How to use neuromuscular spindle in a sentence

In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.
Executed Like a Dog|Ben Crair|November 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Along the way, a succession of other rapacious characters flock to the Spindle Gallery.
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada|James Reginato|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At the center of the action—and the guessing game of who inspired each character—is über-dealer Art Spindle (Danny Huston).
The Art World's Devil Wears Prada|James Reginato|May 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
No sooner had she picked up the spindle, than she pricked her hand with it, and fell swooning.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin|Anatole France

Behind the bride were carried the distaff and spindle, emblems of domestic life.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
A very convenient method of keeping shipping tags at hand is to slip them on a desk spindle.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
In the thick shade of a fig-tree, by a running spring, sat a blind woman unrolling the last gold and silver thread from a spindle.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book|Various
He lifted a spindle-legged table in the air and went on talking.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers