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motor unit
noun
- a motor neuron and the muscle fibers innervated by its axon.
Word History and Origins
Origin of motor unit1
Example Sentences
The only part of this immersion blender that is not dishwasher safe is the motor unit.
With age, some motor units get disconnected, which is bad because the orphaned muscle fibers become useless.
The good news is that, if you remain physically active, neurons from other motor units will sprout new connections to add the orphaned muscle fibers to their existing bundle.
Over time, you end up with fewer motor units overall, with each motor unit containing a larger number of muscle fibers.
The flexibility of the gasolene-motor unit is indeed astounding.
The upshot of it was that somebody reported him, and the officer in command of his "motor-unit" read him a stern lecture.
He wrote a letter to the officer in command of his motor-unit, telling what had happened to him, and couldn't it be arranged?
For the moment we have permitted ourselves to drift away from the gasolene-motor unit upon the railroad track.
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