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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•ron /ˈnʊrɑn, ˈnyʊr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a special cell in the body that is capable of sending along messages that represent feelings, commands to muscles, etc.
Also called nerve cell. Also, [esp. Brit.,] neu•rone /ˈnʊroʊn, ˈnyʊr-/.USA pronunciation neu•ron•al /ˈnʊrənəl, ˈnyʊr-, nʊˈroʊnəl, nyʊ-/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024neu•ron (nŏŏr′on, nyŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation n.- Cell Biol. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
Also called nerve cell. Also, esp. Brit., neu•rone(nŏŏr′ōn, nyŏŏr′-)USA pronunciation. Cf. synapse.- Greek neûron sinew, cord, nerve
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