nerve cell
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Origin of nerve cell
First recorded in 1855–60
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A nerve-cell from the outer rind of the great brain (cortex cerebri), much magnified.
Voice Production in Singing and SpeakingWesley Mills
Every fiber of him, every drop of blood, every minute nerve-cell was crying out against the execution.
The Devil's GardenW. B. Maxwell
In every nerve-cell there is memory, and not only so, but there is memory in every organic element of the body.
Body of a nerve-cell of the spinal cord, specially stained so as to show the minute structure.
Voice Production in Singing and SpeakingWesley Mills
A nerve-cell which thinks remembers thought—a nerve-cell which causes motion remembers motion.
nerve cell
- another name for neurone
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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nerve cell
- neuron
- The body of a neuron without its axon and dendrites.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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nerve cell
- See neuron.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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