endplate

Definitions of endplate
  1. noun
    the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
    synonyms: end-plate, motor end plate
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    type of:
    end organ
    a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
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