motor unit

collocation in English

meaningsofmotorandunit

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motor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈməʊ.tər/us
/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a device that changes electricity or fuel into movement and makes a ...
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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofmotorandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An electrotherapy based on the natural sequence ofmotorunitaction potentials: a laboratory trial.
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The tension feedback law could reduce the influence caused from the elasticity and themotorunitdynamics with a large feedback gain.
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Extraction of singlemotorunitfiring patterns from the human quadriceps muscle and their role in a novel form of electrotherapy.
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Therefore, we approximate the tensile property to the solid curve which means the characteristic when themotorunitis loaded.
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Trials have been proceeding with a newmotorunit, but it will be same time before this will be in production.
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This occurs when a muscle'smotorunitis stimulated by multiple impulses at a sufficiently high frequency.
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It is unknown exactly how much force output of a singlemotorunitcan increase as it varies incredibly from person to person.
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There is no partial firing in themotorunit, meaning, once the signal is detected, all the muscles fibers within the unit contract.
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After receiving the signal from the brain, themotorunitcontracts muscle fibers within the group thus creating movement.
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The fleet consisted of twelve two-unit buses, each amotorunittowing a separate trailer.
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It was shown that the use of electrical stimulation of muscles for motor control would stimulate large, fatigablemotorunitfirst.
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The keyboard base, with the attachedmotorunitand typing unit, is pivotally mounted a cradle within the cabinet and swings outward for maintenance.
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Motorunitcoordination, balance, and control frequently come under the direction of the cerebellum of the brain.
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While individual muscle units contract as a unit, the entire muscle can contract on a predetermined basis due to the structure of themotorunit.
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An alpha motor neuron and the muscle fibers it innervates is amotorunit.
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Each alpha motor neuron and the extrafusal muscle fibers innvervated by it make up amotorunit.
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Each fan had its own self-containedmotorunit, with no need for belt drive.
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This is tested by determining the recruitment threshold of amotorunitduring isometric contraction in which the force is gradually increased.
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