HyperDic: golgi_cell

English > 1 sense of the expression Golgi cell:
NOUNbodyGolgi cell, Golgi's cella neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter
English > Golgi cell: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter.
SynonymGolgi's cell
Part ofcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexThe layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
spinal cord, medulla spinalisA major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain
Broaderbrain cellA nerve cell in the brain
Spanishcélula de Golgi
Catalancèl·lula de Golgi

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