Neuron

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  • noun. Any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves in vertebrates, consisting of a nucleated cell body with one or more dendrites and a single axon.
  • noun. A similar impulse-conducting cell in invertebrates.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as neurone.
  • noun. The cerebrospinal axis in its entirety; the whole of the encephalon and myelon, or brain and spinal cord, considered as one.
  • noun. In entomology, a nervure of an insect's wing; a vein or costa.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.
  • noun. The characteristic specialized cell that is part of the nervous system, serving to conduct electrical impulses to and from the brain, and also between other parts of the body, and composed of a main cell body, the axon, with a varying number of processes of varying length, the dendrites; a nerve cell. The movement and behavior of higher animals depends on the signals tranmsitted by such nerve cells.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
    • Word Usage
    "A neuron is not a computer program, nor is it 'artificial'."
    cross-reference
    neura  neurode  
    Form
    neural  neuralgia  neuritis  neurology  neuronal  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    somatic cell  vegetative cell  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    afferent neuron  brain cell  efferent neuron  gangliocyte  ganglion cell  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arteriole  axon  cortical  endothelial  interneuron  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    afferent neuron  autonomic nervous system  axon  brain  central nervous system  
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