adjective
- of, relating to, or involving motor neurons (nerve cells that control muscle movement)
Usage: technical; medical/neuroscience
Examples
- The motoneuronal system is responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to muscles.
- Damage to motoneuronal pathways can result in muscle weakness or paralysis.
- Researchers studied motoneuronal degeneration in patients with ALS.
- The motoneuronal pool consists of hundreds of motor neurons in the spinal cord.
- Motoneuronal activity increases during voluntary muscle contraction.