MOTONEURON

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 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)

Sense 1

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)