ENDPLATE

endplate, end-plate, motor end plate

(noun) the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

endplate (plural endplates)

(anatomy) A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.

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