neuromotor
- adjective
- /ˌnjʊəroʊˈmoʊtər/
- Specialized
- Early neuromotor development is critical for a child’s ability to control movement.
Examples
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The disease interferes with neuromotor coordination, leading to muscle weakness and tremors.
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The test measured neuromotor responses to different stimuli in the patient's limbs.
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The neuromotor skills of children develop rapidly during early childhood.
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He has excellent neuromotor coordination when playing sports.
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Early neuromotor development is critical for a child’s ability to control movement.
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The disease interferes with neuromotor coordination, leading to muscle weakness and tremors.
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The test measured neuromotor responses to different stimuli in the patient's limbs.
Synonyms
Relating to the nerves and muscles and how they work together
To send signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles to make them move
Relating to body movement and muscle actions controlled by nerves
Relating to movement and the nerves or muscles that control it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neuromotor comes from two parts: neuro- meaning 'nerve' and motor meaning 'to move', like the motor in a machine that makes things move. So neuromotor describes how nerve signals create or control movement.