different between neuron vs optogenetic

English

Alternative forms

• neurone

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron, “nerve”). Doublet of nerve and sinew.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n(j)???n/, /?n(j)u??n/, /?n(j)??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nj????n/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?nj???n/

Noun

neuron (plural neurons or neura)

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.
3. (artificial intelligence) an artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)

Synonyms

• (cell of nervous system): neurocyte
• (cell of nervous system): nerve cell

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• neura
• neurode
• neuron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• neuron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• neuron in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• neuron at OneLook Dictionary Search

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron, “nerve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?neu?ron/

Noun

neuron m

1. (cytology) neuron

Declension

Synonyms

• nervová bu?ka

Further reading

• neuron in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• neuron in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

neuron c (singular definite neuronen, plural indefinite neuroner)

1. (cytology) neuron

Declension

Synonyms

• nervecelle

References

• “neuron” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron n (plural neuronen or neurons)

1. neuron

Polish

Noun

neuron m inan

1. neuron

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French neurone

Noun

neuron m (plural neuroni)

1. neuron

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne?ro?n/
• Hyphenation: ne?u?ron

Noun

neùr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. neuron

Declension

English

Etymology

opto- +? genetic

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??pto?d???n?t?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??pt??d???n?t?k/

Adjective

optogenetic (not comparable)

1. generated by light
2. (genetics) Describing any of several techniques in which optical technology is used to form images of genetically targeted proteins or neurons