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neuron
  1. (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
  2. (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The neuron is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting and receiving electrical signals.”
      “Another region of neuron formation is the dentate gyrus, where a special type of neuron, the granule cell, is generated.”
      “If a sensory neuron output occurs, it may trigger an energy-intensive behavior, such as escape swimming.”
neuration
  1. (biology) The arrangement or distribution of veins (nerves), as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “This fixitude of type in neuration is not one of the least important of the many peculiarities exhibited in these insects.”
      “The neuration is shown in the cut, and is very much like that of the preceding genus.”
      “I have found considerable difficulty and uncertainty in examining the neuration of undenuded specimens.”
neuronopathy
  1. A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
neuralization
neurone
  1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of neuron
  2. Examples:
    1. “Motor neurone disease affects the nerves to all the muscles in the body and victims gradually waste away.”
      “He survived a near fatal heart attack and subsequent cardiac surgery, only to succumb to motor neurone disease.”
      “He suffers from epileptic fits, lower limb motor neurone problems, illnesses relating to cerebral palsy and other neurological problems.”
neuralizations
  1. plural of neuralization
neuronopathies
  1. plural of neuronopathy
neurations
neurones
  1. plural of neurone
  2. Examples:
    1. “Composed of neurones and nerve fibres, the nervous system is part of the physical body.”
      “Motor neurone disease is the name given to a group of related diseases affecting the motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord.”
      “The sleep cycle is controlled by a complex system of neurones in the brain stem, thalamus, hypothalamus, and basal forebrain.”
neura
  1. (rare) plural of neuron
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neurons
  1. plural of neuron
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Dopamine-deprived striatal GABAergic interneurons burst and generate repetitive gigantic IPSCs in medium spiny neurons.”
      “Because most medullary raphe neurons that project to motoneurons are inhibited by vagal afferents.”
      “Interneurons of the dentate gyrus are a diverse group of neurons that use GABA as their primary neurotransmitter.”
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