Meanings
nounmotor unit (plural motor units)
plural motor units
- medicineA neuron with its associated muscle fibres.
Translations
Finnish motorinen yksikkö
- motorinen yksikköneuron and fibres
French unité motrice
- unité motriceneuron and fibres
Irish aonad mótair
- aonad mótairneuron and fibres
Swedish motorisk enhet
- motorisk enhetneuron and fibres
Cite this entry
APA
motor unit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20unit
MLA
“motor unit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20unit. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motor unit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20unit.
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