n.
Pronunciation: ' nü- ˌ rän, ' nyü-; ' nu ̇ r- ˌ än, ' nyu ̇ r-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin neuron, from Greek, nerve, sinew ― more at NERVE
Date: 1891
: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue
– neu · ro · nal \ ' nu ̇ r- ə -n ə l, ' nyu ̇ r-; nu ̇ - ' r ō -n ə l, nyu ̇ - \ also neu · ron · ic \ nu ̇ - ' rä-nik, nyu ̇ - \ adjective
neuron: 1 cell body, 2 dendrite, 3 axon, 4 nerve ending