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Noun: endplate
  1. The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
    "Neurotransmitters are released at the motor endplate to stimulate muscle contraction";
    - end-plate, motor end plate

Derived forms: end-plates, endplates

Type of: end organ

Part of: effector

Encyclopedia: Endplate