| NOUN | body | Golgi cell, Golgi's cell | a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter |
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| Meaning | A neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter. | |
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| Synonym | Golgi's cell | |
| Part of | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
| spinal cord, medulla spinalis | A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain | |
| Broader | brain cell | A nerve cell in the brain |
| Spanish | célula de Golgi | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula de Golgi | |
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