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Variant of neuron

neuron Definition

neu·ron (no̵or′än′, nyo̵or′-)

noun

the structural and functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the nerve cell body and all its processes, including an axon and one or more dendrites
also neurone neu′·rone′ (-rōn′)

Etymology: ModL < Gr neuron, nerve

Related Forms:

  • neuronal neu′·ro·nal (no̵or′ə nəl, nyo̵or′-) adjective or neuronic neu·ron′ic (no̵̅o̅ rän′ik, nyo̵̅o̅-)