nerve cell
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nerve cell
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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In studies involving mice, the treatment reduced nerve cell loss, helped the animals live longer, and targeted a biological process that existing Alzheimer's drugs do not address.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Its inner region, called gray matter, contains nerve cell bodies along with astrocytes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
Grey matter contains nerve cell bodies and plays a key role in processing information, controlling movement, and supporting memory and emotional regulation.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026
By mapping these gene activity patterns, they produced a detailed cellular atlas outlining the boundaries between distinct nerve cell types across the CA1 region.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025
A message travels as an electrical impulse through the axon, down the body of the nerve cell, to the axon terminal.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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