neuromuscular
adjective
neu·ro·mus·cu·lar
ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈmə-skyə-lər 
ˌnyu̇r-
: of or relating to nerves and muscles
especially
: jointly involving or affecting nervous and muscular elements
a neuromuscular junction
a neuromuscular disease
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In 2019, her eldest son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a neuromuscular condition where the body is unable to make dystrophin — a protein that helps keep muscles together.
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Warming up is important to prepare the body for the demands of the training session, stimulate the neuromuscular system (your muscles and nerves), and increase body temperature.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
Roughly 30,000 Americans are living with ALS and 250,000 are living with neuromuscular diseases.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
Cerebral palsy is a disability that causes lots of neuromuscular tension, and as an actor tension will stop your emotions from flowing through you.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 29 Apr. 2025
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Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Warming up is important to prepare the body for the demands of the training session, stimulate the neuromuscular system (your muscles and nerves), and increase body temperature.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
Roughly 30,000 Americans are living with ALS and 250,000 are living with neuromuscular diseases.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
Cerebral palsy is a disability that causes lots of neuromuscular tension, and as an actor tension will stop your emotions from flowing through you.
—Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Neuromuscular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neuromuscular. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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neuromuscular
adjective
neu·ro·mus·cu·lar
ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈməs-kyə-lər
: of or relating to nerves and muscles
especially
: jointly involving nervous and muscular elements
neuromuscular disease
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