— neuronal /noor"euh nl, nyoor"-, noo rohn"l, nyoo-/ , adj.
/noor"on, nyoor"-/ , n.
Cell Biol. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
Also called nerve cell . Also, esp. Brit., neurone /noor"ohn, nyoor"-/ . Cf. synapse .
[ 1880-85; neûron sinew, cord, nerve ]