Cell Biology. a specialized area on the surface of a muscle fiber where a motor neuron makes contact with the muscle, consisting of an irregularly shaped trough into which the terminal portion of the axon fits.
Origin
1875-80
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end plate in Medicine
end plate or endplate n. The area of synaptic contact between a motor nerve and a muscle fiber.