: muscle (such as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke states that the disorder impacts motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing.—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025 Breathing is a voluntary muscle function, so that will be affected eventually too.—Brooke Eby, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 The website states that the neurological disorder affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing.—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2024 Now he is diagnosed with A.L.S., a neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s that attacks the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, causing patients to lose control of their voluntary muscles.—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for voluntary muscle
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