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Definition of neuron noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

neuron

noun
 
/ˈnjʊərɒn/
 
/ˈnʊrɑːn/
(also neurone
 
/ˈnjʊərəʊn/
 
/ˈnʊrəʊn/
 especially in British English)
(biology)
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  1. a cell that carries information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body synonym nerve cell see also motor neurone diseaseTopics Bodyc2, Biologyc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek neuron, special use of the literal sense ‘sinew, tendon’. See nerve.
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