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Definition of motor neuron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

motor neuron

noun

/ˌməʊtə ˈnjʊərɒn/

/ˌməʊtər ˈnʊrɑːn/

(also motoneuron)

(biology)

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a nerve cell that sends signals to a muscle or gland

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