myoneural [mÄ«â²Å-nÅ«â²rÄl] Type:Term. Definitions 1. Relating to both muscle and nerve; denoting specifically the synapse of the motor neuron with striated muscle fibers: myoneural junction or motor endplate. Stedmanâs Medical Dictionary Â© Wolters Kluwer Health.
On 16-Aug-1960, Captain Joseph Kittinger of the US Air Force parachuted from a helium balloon at an altitude of 102,800 ft (19.5 miles / 31,354m) setting three world records; the highest parachute jump, the longest free fall (85,300 ft in 4 mins 36 seconds) and the first person to break the speed of sound without an aircraft (714 mph).
I survived a 12,000ft fall without my parachutes. by REBECCA CAMBER. Last updated at 22:00 11 February 2007. Spinning out of control with the ground roaring up to him at incredible speed, skydiver Michael Holmes screamed and waved goodbye to the world as he plummeted 12,000ft after his parachute failed.