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neuron
noun neu·ron \ˈnü-ˌrän, ˈnyü-; ˈnu̇r-ˌän, ˈnyu̇r-\
medical : a cell that carries messages between the brain and other parts of the body and that is the basic unit of the nervous system
Full Definition of NEURON
: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue
— neu·ro·nal \ˈnu̇r-ə-nəl, ˈnyu̇r-; nu̇-ˈrō-nəl, nyu̇-\ also neu·ron·ic \nu̇-ˈrä-nik, nyu̇-\ adjective
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Origin of NEURON
New Latin neuron, from Greek, nerve, sinew — more at nerve
First Known Use: 1891
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neuron
noun neu·ron \ˈnü-ˌrän, ˈnyü-\
Definition of NEURON for Kids
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neuron
noun neu·ron \ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän, ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän\
Medical Definition of NEURON
: one of the cells that constitute nervous tissue, that have the property of transmitting and receiving nervous impulses, and that are composed of somewhat reddish or grayish protoplasm with a large nucleus containing a conspicuous nucleolus, irregular cytoplasmic granules, and cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usually as solitary axons and which conduct impulses toward and away from the nerve cell body—called also nerve cell
—neu·ro·nal \ˈn(y)u̇r-ən-əl, n(y)u̇-ˈrōn-əl\ also neu·ron·ic \n(y)u̇-ˈrän-ik\ adjective
Variants of NEURON
neu·ron also neu·rone \-ˌrōn, -ˌōn\
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