English Explanatory Dictionary

motoraxon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The axon of a motorneuron.

Word forms

motoraxon motoraxons

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin mōtorder. Middle English motour English motor Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Hellenic *aksōn Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)der. English axon English motoraxon From motor + axon.

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