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Noun: neuron  n(y)ûrón
  1. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
    - nerve cell, neurone

Derived forms: neurons

See also: neural

Type of: somatic cell, vegetative cell

Part of: nervous system, systema nervosum

Encyclopedia: Neuron

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