📖 Definitions of "Brain cell"
noun
- 1
A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.
- 2
Neuron
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Brain cell"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| braincellnoun | Alternative form of brain cell. [(cytology) A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.] |
| neurocytenoun | (cytology) neuron |
| neurogliocytenoun | (cytology) Synonym of glial cell. |
| neuroglianoun | (cytology) glial cell |
| nerve cellnoun | (cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron. |
| gliocytenoun | Synonym of glial cell. |
| astrocytenoun | (neurology) A neuroglial cell, in the shape of a star, in the brain. |
| glioblastnoun | (biology) A kind of cell derived from neuroectoderm, with the ability to differentiate into several different types of neuroglia |
| grid cellnoun | (cytology) A form of neuron associated with an organism's perception of spatial position |
| cell bodynoun | (cytology) The main body of a cell, containing its nucleus and organelles (as opposed to various projections or elements of external structure such as cell wall, flagella, dendrites, etc.). |
| glial cellnoun | (anatomy) A type of cell, in the nervous system, that provides support for the neurons. |
| nonoligodendrocytenoun | (cytology) Any cell in the nervous system that is not an oligodendrocyte. |
| gridcellnoun | Alternative form of grid cell. [(cytology) A form of neuron associated with an organism's perception of spatial position] |
| macroglial cellnoun | (neurology) An astrocyte, oligodendrocyte or other glial cell that is not a microglial cell. |
| topocytenoun | (neuroscience, anatomy) A place cell. |
| neuronnoun | (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses. |
| basket cellnoun | An inhibitory GABAergic interneuron of the brain, found in the molecular layer of the cerebellum, the hippocampus, and the cerebral cortex. |
| granule cellnoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of several unrelated types of small neurons in various parts of the brain which have very small cell bodies. |
| neurocytologynoun | The study of nerve cells, or neurons; cytology of the nervous system. |
| neurocytologistnoun | One who studies neurocytology. |
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