motor neuron

Other forms: motor neurons

Definitions of motor neuron
  1. noun
    a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
    synonyms: efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber
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    type of:
    nerve cell, neuron
    a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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