neuromotor

American  

[noor-oh-moh-ter, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊˈmoʊ tər, ˌnyʊər- /

adjective

1. neuromuscular.

2. of or relating to the effects of nerve impulses on muscles.

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Etymology

Origin of neuromotor

First recorded in 1910–15; neuro- + motor

Example Sentences

His case is in many ways similar to others with severe neuromotor disorders, such as British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who was confined to a wheelchair and could only communicate through a voice synthesiser.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

In total, the research included 15,684 participants and compared multiple exercise categories -- including aerobic, flexibility, strengthening, mind-body, neuromotor, and mixed programs -- against control groups.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

Mind-body workouts likely provided a notable improvement in short-term function, neuromotor exercises likely boosted short-term gait performance, and strengthening or mixed routines improved function in the mid-term.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

At the Institute of Neuroscience in China, other researchers are creating monkeys with genes linked to neuromotor and psychiatric disorders, said the director, Mu-Ming Poo.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2016

The strutting, crowing, dancing, and singing of male birds and the preliminary movements generally of animals must gorge the neuromotor and muscular systems with blood and put them in better fighting trim.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock