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Neuron

Neuron Meaning & Definition
Neuron Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Neuron?

[n] a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

Synonyms | Synonyms for Neuron: nerve cell

Related Terms | Find terms related to Neuron: afferent neuron | autonomic nervous system | axon | brain | central nervous system | cerebral cortex | craniosacral nervous system | dendrite | effector organ | efferent neuron | ganglion | gray matter | internuncial neuron | medullary sheath | nerve | nerve trunk | nervous system | peripheral nervous system | plexus | sensorium | sensory area | sensory cell | solar plexus | spinal cord | synapse | thoracolumbar nervous system | white matter

See Also | afferent neuron | axon | axone | brain cell | dendrite | efferent neuron | motoneuron | motor nerve fiber | motor neuron | nervous system | sensory neuron | somatic cell | systema nervosum

Neuron In Webster's Dictionary

\Neu"ron\, n.; pl. {Neura}. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.

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