endplate

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noun

A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.

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end-platemotor end plate
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Meanings

nounendplate (plural endplates)

plural endplates

  1. anatomyA modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle

Similar
end-platemotor end plate
Broader
end organ

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From end + plate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

planeted
Cite this entry
APA

endplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endplate

MLA

“endplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endplate.

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