NEUROMUSCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neuromuscular mean? 

• NEUROMUSCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective NEUROMUSCULAR has 1 sense:

1. affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue

  Familiarity information: NEUROMUSCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROMUSCULAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

muscle (one of the contractile organs of the body)

nerve (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)

 Context examples 

A chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by skeletal muscle weakness.

(Myasthenia Gravis, NCI Thesaurus)

A genetic congenital neuromuscular disorder affecting the skeletal muscles.

(Myotonia Congenita, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of rare genetic neuromuscular disorders characterized by neuromuscular junction defects.

(Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes muscle, skeletal receptor tyrosine protein kinase protein, plays a role in neuromuscular synaptogenesis.

(MUSK wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in receptor signaling, tyrosine phosphorylation and both the development and maintenance of the postsynaptic side of the neuromuscular junction.

(Muscle, Skeletal Receptor Tyrosine-Protein Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light — bringing scientists one step closer to autonomous biobots.

(Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves, National Science Foundation)

A rare autoimmune presynaptic disorder characterized by impairment of the impulse transmission at the neuromuscular junction.

(Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Neuromuscular disorders affect the nerves that control your voluntary muscles.

(Neuromuscular Disorders, NIH)

Also called neuromuscular electrical stimulation, NMES, and therapeutic (subthreshold) electrical stimulation.

(NES, NCI Dictionary)

They’ve also been examining the worms’ movement patterns to learn more about neuromuscular disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease.

(Magnetic Field Sensor Unearthed in Worms, NIH)