internuncial

[ in-ter-nuhn-shuhl ]

adjective

1. serving to announce or connect.
2. Anatomy. (of a nerve cell or a chain of nerve cells) serving to connect nerve fibers.

internuncial

/ ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃəl /

adjective

1. physiol (esp of neurons) interconnecting See internode
2. of, relating to, or emanating from a papal internuncio

Word History and Origins

Origin of internuncial¹

1835–45; < Latin internūnti ( us ) intermediary + -al ¹