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