transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnü-ˌrän, ˈnyü-; ˈnu̇r-ˌän, ˈnyu̇r- ]
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 ˈnu̇r-ə-n ə l, ˈnyu̇r-; nu̇-ˈrō-n ə l, nyu̇- also neu·ron·ic nu̇-ˈrä-nik, nyu̇- adjective
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neuron: 1 cell body, 2 dendrite, 3 axon, 4 nerve ending
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