nerve cellnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnɜːv ˌsel/us/ˈnɝːv ˌsel/a cell that carries information between the brain and other parts of the body
Synonym
neuron
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- effector
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- neuron
- platelet
- respiration
- vacuole
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The brain & nervous system
Examples from literature
- When light wavelengths reach the eye, they act on special nerve cells called cones.