"endplate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: endplates [plural]
Etymology: end + plate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|end|plate}} end + plate Head templates: {{en-noun}} endplate (plural endplates)
  1. (anatomy) A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-endplate-en-noun-X2IV3m5B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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