HyperDic: endplate

English > 1 sense of the word endplate:
NOUNbodyendplate, end-plate, motor end platethe flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
English > endplate: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle.
Synonymsend-plate, motor end plate
Part ofeffectorA nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
Broaderend organA specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers

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