| NOUN | body | neuron, nerve cell | a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
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| Meaning | A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. | |
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| Synonym | nerve cell | |
| Part of | nervous system, systema nervosum | The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells |
| Parts | axon, axone | long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron |
| dendrite | short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron | |
| Narrower | brain cell | A nerve cell in the brain |
| ganglion cell, gangliocyte | A nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system | |
| motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron | A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord | |
| sensory neuron, afferent neuron | A neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord | |
| Broader | somatic cell, vegetative cell | Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells |
| Spanish | célula nerviosa, células nerviosas, neurona | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula nerviosa, neurona | |
| Adjectives | neural, neuronal, neuronic | of or relating to neurons |
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