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Definition of Neuron
1. Noun. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.
Specialized synonyms: Gangliocyte, Ganglion Cell, Brain Cell, Efferent Neuron, Motoneuron, Motor Nerve Fiber, Motor Neuron, Afferent Neuron, Sensory Neuron
Generic synonyms: Somatic Cell, Vegetative Cell
Group relationships: Nervous System, Systema Nervosum
Terms within: Axon, Axone, Dendrite
Derivative terms: Neural, Neuronal, Neuronic
Definition of Neuron
1. n. The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro- spinal axis; myelencephalon.
Definition of Neuron
1. Proper noun. title of a peer reviewed journal established in 1988 by publisher Cell Press ¹
2. Noun. (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Neuron
1. the basic cellular unit of the nervous system [n -S] : NEURONAL, NEURONIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Neuron
1. An excitable cell specialised for the transmission of electrical signals over long distances. Neurons receive input from sensory cells or other neurons and send output to muscles or other neurons. Neurons with sensory input are called sensory neurons, neurons with muscle outputs are called motoneurons, neurons that connect only with other neurons are called interneurons. Neurons connect with each other via synapses. Neurons can be the longest cells known, a single axon can be several metres in length. Although signals are usually sent via action potentials, some neurons are nonspiking. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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Literary usage of Neuron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"Each neuron originates as a unit, structurally independent of every other neuron,
and as such it remains, despite its subsequent morphologic complexity. ..."
2. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"The neuron as a Trophic Unit.—All parts of a cell are interdependent, and a
continuous interaction between the nucleus and cytoplasm is a necessary ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1907)
"The neuron Doctrine.—Since the last decade of the nineteenth century the physiology
of the nervous system has been treated from the standpoint of the neuron ..."
4. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"These peripheral efferent or centrifugally conducting neuron systems can be
directly influenced by the collaterals and terminals of peripheral afferent (or ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Each neuron or nerve cell is a morphologically distinct and discrete unit connected
... Among the properties Ы the neuron is conductivity in all directions. ..."
6. The Origin and Development of the Nervous System: From a Physiological Viewpoint by Charles Manning Child (1921)
"Many neuron patterns, for example, are much like tree patterns, and different
modifications of neuron pattern are at least as clearly distinguishable as the ..."
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