Definition of neuron Neuron
neu•ron
We found 7 definitions of neuron from 7 different sources.
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What does neuron mean?
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| neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses | ||
| nerve cell | ||
| somatic cell, vegetative cell any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; | ||
| nervous system, systema nervosum the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells | ||
| gangliocyte, ganglion cell a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma" | ||
| brain cell a nerve cell in the brain | ||
| efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord | ||
| afferent neuron, sensory neuron a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord | ||
| axon, axone long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- neuron (n.)
The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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neuron
A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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neuron
nū′ron, n. the cerebro-spinal axis in its entirety: a nervure of an insect's wing
Wikipedia 
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Neurons are also called nerve cells. Neurons are the basic units of the nervous system and its most important part, the brain.
Every neuron has a cell body (called a soma) and nerve fibres (called axons and dendrites). There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
Classes.
There are three classes of neurons: afferent neurons, efferent neurons, and interneurons.
Simple neuron classes.
Sensory neurons carry signals from sense organs to the spinal cord and brain
Relay neurons carry messages from one part of the CNS to another
Motor neurons carry signals from the CNS to muscles, motor neurons are connected to the relay neurons. The signal passes between the neurons via synapses.
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🔤- neuron, noun, singular of neurons.
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