neu|rone
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neu — neu·rad; neu·ral; neu·ral·gia; neu·ral·gi·form; neu·ral·gy; neu·ra·tion; neu·rec·to·my; neu·rer·gic; neu·ri·lem·ma; neu·ri·lem·mo·ma; neu·ril·i·ty; neu·rine; neu·ri·no·ma; neu·rite; neu·ri·tis; neu·ro ; neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist;… … English syllables
rone — adre·no·ste·rone; al·eu·rone; an·dros·te·rone; cou·ma·rone; pho·rone; py·rone; stea·rone; ty·rone; rone; as·a·rone; neph·rone; neu·rone; … English syllables
neurone — neu·rone … English syllables
neuron — neu•ron [[t]ˈnʊər ɒn, ˈnyʊər [/t]] n. a specialized, impulse conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites Also called nerve cell Also, esp. brit. neu•rone … From formal English to slang
neuron — neu|ron [ˈnjuərɔn US ˈnura:n] n also neu|rone [ rəun US roun] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: nerve ] a type of cell that makes up the ↑nervous system and sends messages to other parts of the body or the brain = ↑nerve cell … Dictionary of contemporary English
neurone — neu·rone (no͝orʹōn , nyo͝orʹ ) n. Chiefly British Variant of neuron. * * * … Universalium
Neuron — A nerve cell, the basic impulse conducting unit of the nervous system. Neurons send and receive electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may send electrical output signals to muscle neurons (called motor neurons or… … Medical dictionary
motoneuron — SYN: motor neuron. * * * mo·to·neu·ron .mōt ə n(y)ü .rän, n(y)u̇(ə)r .än or chiefly Brit mo·to·neu·rone .rōn, .ōn n motor neuron mo·to·neu·ro·nal n(y)u̇r ən əl, n(y)u̇ rōn əl adj * … Medical dictionary
interneuron — in·ter·neu·ron .int ər n(y)ü .rän, n(y)u̇(ə)r .än or Brit in·ter·neu·rone nyu̇r ōn n a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another called also association neuron, associative neuron … Medical dictionary
neurone — SYN: neuron. * * * n. one of the basic functional units of the nervous system: a cell specialized to transmit electrical nerve impulse and so carry information from one part of the body to another. Each neurone has an enlarged portion, the cell… … Medical dictionary
