neuron
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
Origin of neuron
1- Also called nerve cell.
- Also especially British, neu·rone [noor-ohn, nyoor-]. /ˈnʊər oʊn, ˈnyʊər-/.
Other words from neuron
- neu·ron·al [noor-uh-nl, nyoor-, noo-rohn-l, nyoo-], /ˈnʊər ə nl, ˈnyʊər-, nʊˈroʊn l, nyʊ-/, adjective
- Compare synapse.
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How to use neuron in a sentence
Some neurones in the human body, although visible only under the compound microscope, give rise to axons several feet in length.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterAt the base of these hairs are found neurones which send axons inward to the central nervous system.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterEach taste bud consists of a collection of spindle-shaped neurones, each cell tipped at its outer end with a hairlike projection.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterMaybe his secretary's two neurones would fail to synapse this morning, and she'd lose them altogether.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseSense organs, neurones, and neuronic connections are certainly involved in the occurrence of a sense quality.
Essays in Experimental Logic | John Dewey
Scientific definitions for neuron
[ nur′ŏn′ ]
A cell of the nervous system. Neurons typically consist of a cell body, which contains a nucleus and receives incoming nerve impulses, and an axon, which carries impulses away from the cell body. Also called nerve cell
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