myoneural junction
- noun
- /ˌmaɪoʊˈnɜrəl ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- Specialized
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unión mio-neural
- Researchers studied diseases that affect the myoneural junction in order to develop new treatments.
Examples
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Certain toxins block transmission at the myoneural junction, causing paralysis.
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The myoneural junction is crucial for muscle movement.
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Damage to the myoneural junction can lead to muscle weakness and fatigue.
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At the myoneural junction, nerve impulses stimulate muscle fibers.
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Botulinum toxin can lead to muscle weakness by affecting the myoneural junction where nerve fibers connect to muscles.
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The myoneural junction is crucial for muscle contraction, as it is the site where nerve signals initiate movement.
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Damage to the myoneural junction can disrupt communication between nerves and muscles, resulting in impaired movement.
Synonyms
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6.1
A small gap where one nerve cell sends signals to another or to a muscle
A place where a nerve sends a signal to a muscle to make it move
Surface Forms
Morphology
myoneural + junction
The term is compositionally analyzable: 'junction' clearly means a meeting point and 'myoneural' can be segmented into myo- (muscle) + neural (nerve), so the overall sense 'where nerve meets muscle' is recoverable for learners who recognize those medical roots. However, 'myoneural' is a technical, non‑common lexical item and depends on knowledge of Greek-derived medical morphology that a typical B1 learner will not have, so the relation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Myoneural junction is a medical name made from the parts myo, meaning 'muscle', and neural, meaning 'nerve', and it names the tiny place where a nerve meets a muscle to 'send a message' that makes the muscle move. So damage at the myoneural junction can stop a muscle from working.