English Explanatory Dictionary

neuron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
  2. A nervure of an insect's wing.
  3. A mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network.

Pronunciation

/ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ /ˈn(j)uɹɑn/ /ˈn(j)ɝɑn/ /ˈnjʊəɹɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neuron.wav /ˈnjəɹɑn/

Word forms

neuron neurons neura neurone

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”), doublet of nerve and sinew. By surface analysis, neuro- + -on.

Synonyms

neuron neurocyte nerve cell

Related words

neural neuralgia neuritis neurology neuroscience neurosis neura neurode

Derived words

algoneuron antimirror neuron antineuron clusteron get someone's neurons firing input neuron interneuron Jennifer Aniston neuron medium spiny neuron mirror neuron motor neuron motor neuron disease multineuron neuron activation neuronal neuronally neuronic neuronitis neuronlike neuronopathic neuronopathy neuronophage neuronophagia neuronophagy paraneuron Purkinje neuron pyramidal neuron rosehip neuron sensory neuron spindle neuron spiny projection neuron von Economo neuron
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