motor neuron
noun
: a neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement
called also motoneuron
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive bulbar palsy are both examples of motor neuron diseases.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the New York Yankees great who suffered from it — is also known as ALS or motor neuron disease.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 1 Aug. 2024
For Raban a hard, deep solace came in the work of Judt, whose clear mind endured through his decline from a motor neuron disease, ALS, until his death in 2010.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
At 22, Mallon's arms slowly became paralyzed due to motor neuron disease.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the New York Yankees great who suffered from it — is also known as ALS or motor neuron disease.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 1 Aug. 2024
For Raban a hard, deep solace came in the work of Judt, whose clear mind endured through his decline from a motor neuron disease, ALS, until his death in 2010.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
At 22, Mallon's arms slowly became paralyzed due to motor neuron disease.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Motor neuron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20neuron. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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