internuncial

[in-ter-nuhn-shuhl]

in·ter·nun·cial

[in-ter-nuhn-shuhl]
adjective
1.
serving to announce or connect.
2.
Anatomy. (of a nerve cell or a chain of nerve cells) serving to connect nerve fibers.

Origin:
1835–45; < Latin internūnti(us) intermediary + -al1
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Internuncial is always a great word to know.
So is intrinsic. Does it mean:
belonging to or lying within a given part of certain muscles or nerves
originating outside the anatomical limits of certain muscles or nerves
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internuncial (ˌɪntəˈnʌnʃəl)
 
adj
1.  physiol See internode (esp of neurons) interconnecting
2.  of, relating to, or emanating from a papal internuncio

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internuncial in·ter·nun·cial (ĭn'tər-nŭn'shəl, -sē-əl)
adj.
Linking two neurons in a neuronal pathway.

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