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

Inan, M., Welagen, J. & Anderson, S. A. Spatial and temporal bias in the mitotic origins of somatostatin- and parvalbumin-expressing interneuron subgroups and the chandelier subtype in the medial ganglionic eminence.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

Transcriptomic and anatomic parcellation of 5-HT3AR expressing cortical interneuron subtypes revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

In response to this stimulation from the sensory neuron, the interneuron then inhibits the motor neuron that controls the triceps brachii.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In the hot-stove withdrawal reflex, this occurs through an interneuron in the spinal cord.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013