Noun: motoneuron
- A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord
"Damage to motoneurons can lead to muscle weakness or paralysis";
- motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber [US], motor nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: motoneurons
Type of: nerve cell, neuron, neurone
Part of: efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve
Encyclopedia: Motoneuron