interneuron

[ in-ter-noor-on, -nyoor- ]

nounCell Biology.

any neuron having its cell body, axon, and dendrites entirely within the central nervous system, especially one that conveys impulses between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron.

Origin of interneuron

First recorded in 1935–40; inter- + neuron

Other words from interneuron

in·ter·neu·ro·nal [in-ter-noor-uh-nl, -nyoor-, -noo-rohn-l, -nyoo-], /ˌɪn tərˈnʊər ə nl, -ˈnyʊər-, -nʊˈroʊn l, -nyʊ-/, adjective

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How to use interneuron in a sentence

Here, the artificial neuron behaved as an interneuron—a “traffic controller” of sorts that shapes neural networks and keeps their activity in line.
This Artificial Neuron Uses Dopamine to Communicate With Brain Cells | Shelly Fan | August 16, 2022 | Singularity Hub
Properly working interneurons are key for a normal walk or hop, Andersson says.
These rabbits can’t hop. A gene defect makes them do handstands | Erin Garcia de Jesús | May 12, 2021 | Science News For Students
Without the RORB protein in interneurons, the rabbits may lack the ability to coordinate what their hind limbs are doing, which restricts their ability to hop.
A gene defect may make rabbits do handstands instead of hop | Erin Garcia de Jesús | March 25, 2021 | Science News

British Dictionary definitions for interneuron

interneuron

/ (ˌɪntəˈnjʊərɒn) /

noun

physiol any neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons in a reflex arc: Also called: internuncial neuron

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