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    ENDPLATE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscleplay

    Synonyms:

    end-plate; endplate; motor end plate

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("endplate" is a kind of...):

    end organ (a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers)

    Holonyms ("endplate" is a part of...):

    effector (a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion)

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