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neuromuscular

/ˌnjʊroʊˈmʌskjələr/ /ˌnʊroʊˈmʌskjələr/

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

Examples :

"Multiple sclerosis is a neuromuscular disease."
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Related Words

Illustration muscles

muscles noun

/ˈmʌsəlz/

A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.

"Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments."

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Illustration nerves

nerves noun

/nɛɾvz/ /nɜːvz/ /nɜɪvz/

A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.

"The nerves can be seen through the skin."

Illustration reflexive

reflexive adjective

/ɹəˈflɛksɪv/

That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

"Mirrors are reflective."

Illustration sclerosis

sclerosis noun

/sklɪˈɹəʊsɪs/

The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.

"The doctor explained that the patient's leg pain was due to sclerosis of the arteries, which was restricting blood flow. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration voluntary

voluntary noun

/ˈvɒ.lən.tɹi/ /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛ.ɹi/

A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.

"The student's piano recital featured a beautiful voluntary. "

Illustration multiple

multiple noun

/ˈmʌltɪpl̩/

A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.

"14, 21 and 70 are multiples of 7"

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration control

control noun

/kənˈtɹəʊl/ /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹoʊl/

Influence or authority over something.

"The government has complete control over the situation."

Illustration disease

disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."