English noun: motor nerve | |||
1. | motor nerve (body) a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands | ||
Synonyms | efferent, efferent nerve | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nerve, nervus | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anterior horn, anterior root, corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract, ventral horn, ventral root | ||
Part holonym | efferent fiber, efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor fiber, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron | ||