motor neuron
noun
: a neuron that passes from the central nervous system or a ganglion toward a muscle and conducts an impulse that causes movement
called also motoneuron
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The neurodegenerative disease, seen in many football players, can cause symptoms such as memory loss, depression, aggression and motor neuron disease, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Candles will be lit by Lindsey Burrow, widow of rugby star Rob Burrow, who died from motor neuron disease earlier this year, Paralympians Lizzi Jordan and Danni Khan and six-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy, who opened up about his terminal cancer diagnosis in October.
—Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive bulbar palsy are both examples of motor neuron diseases.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the New York Yankees great who suffered from it — is also known as ALS or motor neuron disease.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 1 Aug. 2024
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Candles will be lit by Lindsey Burrow, widow of rugby star Rob Burrow, who died from motor neuron disease earlier this year, Paralympians Lizzi Jordan and Danni Khan and six-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy, who opened up about his terminal cancer diagnosis in October.
—Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive bulbar palsy are both examples of motor neuron diseases.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the New York Yankees great who suffered from it — is also known as ALS or motor neuron disease.
—Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Motor neuron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20neuron. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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