neuron

neu·ron   (nŏŏr'ŏn', nyŏŏr'-)    (click for larger image in new window) 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. [Greek, sinew, string, nerve; see (s)neəu- in Indo-European roots.] neu'ro·nal (nŏŏr'ə-nəl, nyŏŏr'-, nŏŏ-rōn'l, nyŏŏ-), neu·ron'ic adj., neu'ro·nal·ly adv.

neuron 

Main Entry: neu·ron
Pronunciation: 'n(y)ü-"rän, 'n(y)u(&)r-"än
Variant: also neu·rone /-"rOn, -"On/
Function:noun
: one of the cells that constitute nervous tissue, that have the property of transmitting and receiving nervous impulses, and that are composed of somewhat reddish or grayishprotoplasm with a large nucleus containing a conspicuous nucleolus, irregular cytoplasmic granules, and cytoplasmic processes which are highly differentiated frequently as multiple dendrites or usuallyas solitary axons and which conduct impulses toward and away from the nerve cell body —neu·ro·nal /'n(y)ur-&n-^&l, n(y)u-'rOn-^&l/ also neu·ron·ic /n(y)u-'rän-ik/ adjective

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.

neuron   (nr'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.

neuron
artificial neural network