nerve cell

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noun

a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
• Syn:
neuron
• Derivationally related forms:
neural (for: neuron), neuronic (for: neuron), neuronal (for: neuron)
• Hypernyms:
somatic cell, vegetative cell
• Hyponyms:
ganglion cell, gangliocyte, brain cell, motor neuron, efferent neuron,
motor nerve fiber, motoneuron, sensory neuron, afferent neuron
• Part Holonyms:
nervous system, systema nervosum
• Part Meronyms:
axon, axone, dendrite