neurotransmitter
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oʊˈtræns noun
any of several chemical substances, as epinephrine or acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, as another nerve, muscle, or gland.
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neurotransmitter (ˌnjʊərəʊtrænzˈmɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a chemical by which a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell or with a muscle | |
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Neurotransmitter
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Medical Dictionary
neurotransmitter neu·ro·trans·mit·ter (n&oobreve;r'ō-trāns'mĭt-ər, -trānz'-, ny&oobreve;r'-)
n.
Any of the various chemical substances, such as acetylcholine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse.
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Science Dictionary
neurotransmitter (n r'ō-trānz'mĭt-ər) Pronunciation Key
A chemical substance that is produced and secreted by a neuron and then diffuses across a synapse to cause excitation or inhibition of another neuron. Acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin are examples of neurotransmitters. |
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Cultural Dictionary
neurotransmitter definition
Any one of a number of chemicals that are used to transmit nerve signals across a synapse. They are sprayed from the end of the “upstream” nerve cell and absorbed by receptors in the “downstream” cell.
Note: Drugs like Prozac and alcohol affect the emission and reception of neurotransmitters.
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Example sentences
Tryptophan is used by the human body to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter.
They release neurotransmitter only a small fraction of the time when their parent neuron fires an electrical impulse.
When the command signal arrives, the nerve terminal releases a minute puff of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.
Neurotransmitter abnormalities have long been a focus of autism research.
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