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neuromuscular

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-mus-cu-lar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the voluntary or reflexive control of muscles by nerves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English muscular English neuromuscular From neuro- + muscular.

Derived Forms

neuromuscularly osteoneuromuscular psychoneuromuscular

Phrases

neuromuscular junction

Synonyms

myoneural

Rhymes With

muscular intramuscular crepuscular corpuscular fibromuscular intermuscular unmuscular majuscular unimuscular nervomuscular bimuscular electromuscular

Questions

What does neuromuscular mean?
Pertaining to the voluntary or reflexive control of muscles by nerves.
Where does neuromuscular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English muscular English neuromuscular From neuro- + muscular.

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