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Neuron
/ˈnjəɹɑn/
A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
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- 1
A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
- 2
A nervure of an insect's wing.
- 3
An artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nerve cellnoun | (cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| nerve cellnoun | (cytology) A cell of the nervous system which conducts nerve impulses; a neuron. |
| glianoun | (anatomy) The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue. |
| nervenoun | Courage; boldness; audacity; gall. |
| neural | (biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system. |
| schwannnoun | A surname from German. |
| brain cellnoun | (colloquial) A neuron. |
| neuronenoun | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of neuron. [(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.] |
| neurocytenoun | (cytology) neuron |
| nerve fibernoun | (anatomy) An axon. |
| nerve fibrenoun | (anatomy) An axon |
| ganglion cell | — |
| dendritenoun | (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron. |
| dendronnoun | (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. |
| neurofibernoun | A fiber formed of the dendrite of a neuron. |
| neuritenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon |
| neurocytologynoun | The study of nerve cells, or neurons; cytology of the nervous system. |
| neurostructurenoun | A structure of neurons in the nervous system |
| synapsenoun | The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass. |
| axonnoun | (cytology) A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. |
| nervous tissuenoun | (neurology) The principal constituent of the central and peripheral nervous system comprising neurons and neuroglia cells. |
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