neuron
noun/ˈnjʊərɒn/
/ˈnʊrɑːn/
(also neurone
(biology)/ˈnjʊərəʊn/
/ˈnʊrəʊn/
especially in British English)- 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, Biologyc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek neuron, special use of the literal sense ‘sinew, tendon’. See nerve.
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