Associations to the word «Neuron»

Pictures for the word «Neuron»

Wiktionary

NEURON, noun. (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
NEURON, proper noun. Title of a peer reviewed journal established in 1988 by publisher Cell Press

Dictionary definition

NEURON, noun. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats