motor nerve

motor nerve
noun
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
Syn: ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent
Derivationally related forms: ↑efferent (for: ↑efferent)
Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus
Hyponyms:

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