interneuron

American  

[in-ter-noor-on, -nyoor-] / ˌɪn tərˈnʊər ɒn, -ˈnyʊər- /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. any neuron having its cell body, axon, and dendrites entirely within the central nervous system, especially one that conveys impulses between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron.

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interneuron British  

/ ˌɪntəˈnjʊərɒn /

noun

1. Also called: internuncial neuron.  physiol any neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons in a reflex arc

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Other Word Forms

• interneuronal adjective

Etymology

Origin of interneuron

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + neuron

Example Sentences

"Our study further provides a link between the MAP6 dysfunction and the interneuron signal dysfunction, and we now know that there are two proteins that interact and that one could alter the other," Gu said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

The basic structure of the nervous system that reflects function is the neuron, of which there are three types: sensory, motor, and interneuron.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

By integrating datasets across developmental time points, we identified shared sources of transcriptomic heterogeneity between adult interneurons and their precursors, and uncovered the embryonic emergence of cardinal interneuron subtypes.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

These findings shed new light on the molecular diversification of early inhibitory precursors, and identify gene modules that may influence the specification of human interneuron subtypes.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

The interneuron receives a synapse from the axon of the sensory neuron that detects that the hand is being burned.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013