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internuncial

American  
[in-ter-nuhn-shuhl] / ˌɪn tərˈnʌn ʃəl /

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 British  
/ ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃəl /

adjective

  1. physiol (esp of neurons) interconnecting See internode

  2. of, relating to, or emanating from a papal internuncio

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Etymology

Origin of internuncial

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

Example Sentences

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In the simplest societies, as in the simplest organisms, there is no "internuncial apparatus," as Hunter styled the nervous system.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert

After a long period during which the directive centres communicate with various parts of the society through other means, there at last comes into existence an "internuncial apparatus," analogous to that found in individual bodies.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert

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