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Definitions of neuron
  1. noun
    a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

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  • adrian English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997)
  • neural of or relating to neurons
  • cortex the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  • synapse the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
  • neuronal of or relating to neurons
  • axon long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
  • ganglion an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
  • neuroglia sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system
  • endplate the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
  • facilitation (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
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