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in⋅ter⋅nun⋅cial

  [in-ter-nuhn-shuhl]
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–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; < L internūnti(us) intermediary + -al 1
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in·ter·nun·cial   (ĭn'tər-nŭn'shəl, -sē-əl)   
adj.  Linking two neurons in a neuronal pathway.

[internunci(o) + -al1.]
in'ter·nun'cial·ly adv.
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Main Entry: 1in·ter·nun·ci·al
Pronunciation: "int-&r-'n&n(t)-sE-&l, -'nun(t)-
Function: adjective
: of,relating to, or being interneurons <internuncial fibers> —in·ter·nun·ci·al·ly /-&-lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2internuncial
Function: noun
: INTERNEURON
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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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