Complete Definition of "neuron"

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English
wikipedia|Neuron
Alternative spellings
neurone

Noun
neuron (plural neurons)

  1. cytology A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

Synonyms
neurocyte
nerve cell

Derived terms
neural
neuralgia
neuritis
neurology
neuronal
neuronic
neuronally
neuroscience
neurosis

Translations

Czech: #Czech|neuron m
Finnish: neuroni, hermosolu
French : neurone m
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Portuguese : neurónio m
Spanish : neurona f

See also
neura
neurode

Category:Greek derivations


Czech

Noun
cs-noun|g=m

  1. #English|neuron

Category:cs:Cytology

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