MOTONEURON
Dictionary entry overview: What does motoneuron mean? • MOTONEURON (noun)
The noun MOTONEURON has 1 sense:
1. a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Familiarity information: MOTONEURON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MOTONEURON (noun)
Meaning:
A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
efferent neuron; motoneuron; motor nerve fiber; motor neuron
Hypernyms ("motoneuron" is a kind of...):
nerve cell; neuron (a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)
Holonyms ("motoneuron" is a part of...):
efferent; efferent nerve; motor nerve (a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands)
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