Medical Dictionary

neurotransmitter

noun neu·ro·trans·mit·ter
\ˌn(y)r-ō-tran(t)s-ˈmit-ər, -tranz-\

Medical Definition of NEUROTRANSMITTER

:  a substance (as norepinephrine or acetylcholine) that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse—see false neurotransmitter
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