neuromuscular

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adjective

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

“Multiple sclerosis is a neuromuscular disease.”

Similar
myoneural
OriginEnglish muscular ← Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ →
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Meanings

adjectiveneuromuscular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyPertaining to the voluntary or reflexive control of muscles by nerves.

    Multiple sclerosis is a neuromuscular disease.

    Synonyms: myoneural

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
myoneural

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Englishmuscular
  7. Englishneuromuscular

From neuro- + muscular.

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Translations

Catalan neuromuscular
  • neuromuscularpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Czech nervosvalový
  • nervosvalovýpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Dutch neuromusculair
  • neuromusculairpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
French neuromusculaire
  • neuromusculairepertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
German neuromuskulär
  • neuromuskulärpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Irish néarmhatánach
  • néarmhatánachpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Portuguese neuromuscular
  • neuromuscularpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Swedish neuromuskulär
  • neuromuskulärpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves
Welsh niwrogyhyrol
  • niwrogyhyrolpertaining to the voluntary control of muscles by nerves

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neuromuscular

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Cite this entry
APA

neuromuscular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromuscular

MLA

“neuromuscular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromuscular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuromuscular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuromuscular.

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