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premotor

premotor adjective: near the front of the motor cortex.

Adjective

premotor (not comparable)

  1. Near the front of the motor cortex.
  2. Describing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle.

Origin of premotor

From pre- + motor.

Words formed from premotor

Questions about premotor

What does premotor mean?
Premotor means near the front of the motor cortex.
What part of speech is premotor?
Premotor is an adjective.

Words near premotor in the dictionary

  1. premotion
  2. premotions
  3. premotoneuron
  4. premotoneuronal
  5. premotoneurons
  6. premotor
  7. premotoric
  8. premotorneuronal
  9. premould
  10. premoulded
  11. premoulding

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