noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.
2. 2
   the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

end plateend-platemotor end plate

Etymology

From end + plate.

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