noun
motor neuron; motoneuron
Technical term in neuroscience; refers to a neuron that transmits signals from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.
運動ニューロンが損傷すると、筋肉が動かなくなる。
When motor neurons are damaged, muscles become unable to move.
感覚ニューロン (sensory neuron) transmits sensory information toward the central nervous system, while 運動ニューロン transmits motor commands away from it.
Compound of 運動 (movement, motor) and ニューロン (neuron), a direct calque of English 'motor neuron'.