Meanings
nounmotor nerve (plural motor nerves)
plural motor nerves
- anatomyA nerve that carries impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
Similar
efferent nerveefferent
Broader
nervenervus
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali আজ্ঞাবাহী স্নায়ু, চেষ্টীয় স্নায়ু
- আজ্ঞাবাহী স্নায়ু (ajnabahi snaẏu)nerve that carries impulses to muscles
- চেষ্টীয় স্নায়ু (ceśṭiẏo snaẏu)nerve that carries impulses to muscles
Chinese Mandarin 運動神經 /运动神经
- 運動神經 /运动神经 (yùndòng shénjīng)nerve that carries impulses to muscles
Finnish liikehermo, motorinen hermo
- liikehermonerve that carries impulses to muscles
- motorinen hermonerve that carries impulses to muscles
Māori io whakaneke
- io whakanekenerve that carries impulses to muscles
Cite this entry
APA
motor nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20nerve
MLA
“motor nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motor nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20nerve.
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