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ENDPLATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
Synonyms:
end-plate; endplate; motor end plate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("endplate" is a kind of...):
end organ (a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers)
Holonyms ("endplate" is a part of...):
effector (a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion)
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