neuron
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ɒn, ˈnyʊər- noun
Cell Biology. 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.
Compare synapse.
Origin:
1880–85; < Greek neûron sinew, cord, nerve
1880–85; < Greek neûron sinew, cord, nerve
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| muscle that is attached to bones and usually crosses at least one joint; striated, or voluntary, muscle. |
| muscle that is under direct voluntary control of the brain and can be contracted or relaxed at will; skeletal, or striated, muscle. |
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neurone or neuron (ˈnjʊərəʊn, ˈnjʊərɒn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Also called: nerve cell a specialized cell that conducts nerve impulses: consists of a cell body, axon, and dendrites | |
| neuron or neuron | |
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| neu'ronal or neuron | |
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| neuronic or neuron | |
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Word Origin & History
neuron
"a nerve cell with appendages," 1891, from Ger. Neuron, from Gk. neuron (see neuro-). Used earlier (1884) for "the spinal cord and brain."
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Medical Dictionary
neuron neu·ron (n&oobreve;r'ŏn', ny&oobreve;r'-) or neu·rone (-ōn')
n.
Any of the impulse-conducting cells that constitute the brain, spinal column, and nerves, consisting of a nucleated cell body with one or more dendrites and a single axon. Also called nerve cell, neurocyte.
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Science Dictionary
neuron  (n r'ŏn') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A cell of the nervous system. Neurons typically consist of a cell body, which contains a nucleus and receives incoming nerve impulses, and an axon, which carries impulses away from the cell body. Also called nerve cell. |
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Example sentences
Each neuron is connected to many others, and the strength of these connections changes constantly as the brain learns.
He noticed that each neuron started firing a little earlier or a little later, depending on which picture he showed.
All evidence indicates that the neuron does not reset.
Now let's examine how neuron networks store and retrieve memories.
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