neuromuscular junction

Definitions of neuromuscular junction
  1. noun
    the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
    synonyms: myoneural junction
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    type of:
    synapse
    the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
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