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neuromotor

neuromotor

8.4
About the nerves that control muscle movement
  • adjective
  • /ˌnjʊəroʊˈmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : neuromotor
  • Early neuromotor development is critical for a child’s ability to control movement.

Examples

  • The disease interferes with neuromotor coordination, leading to muscle weakness and tremors.

  • The test measured neuromotor responses to different stimuli in the patient's limbs.

  • The neuromotor skills of children develop rapidly during early childhood.

  • He has excellent neuromotor coordination when playing sports.

  • Early neuromotor development is critical for a child’s ability to control movement.

  • The disease interferes with neuromotor coordination, leading to muscle weakness and tremors.

  • The test measured neuromotor responses to different stimuli in the patient's limbs.

Synonyms

neuromuscular
vsneuromotor
  • Specialized
5 6.7

Relating to the nerves and muscles and how they work together

relates to nerve impulses that stimulate or control muscle action
motorial
vsneuromotor
  • Specialized
9.9

To send signals from the brain and spinal cord to muscles to make them move

emphasizes nerve impulses that stimulate muscle movement rather than only signal direction
motoric
vsneuromotor
  • Specialized
7.9

Relating to body movement and muscle actions controlled by nerves

focuses on nerve impulses that actively cause muscle movement rather than general movement
motor
vsneuromotor
  • Specialized
3.7

Relating to movement and the nerves or muscles that control it

is specific to nerve impulses that stimulate or control muscles rather than general movement

Surface Forms

neuromotor positive

Morphology

neuromotor = motor (transparent) = neuro + motor

The meaning is directly compositional: 'neuro-' contributes 'nerve/nervous system' and 'motor' contributes movement-related control.

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.