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neuron
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)
- (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
- (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
- (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
- (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)
- (cytology) neuron
Declension
Synonyms
- nervecelle
References
- “neuron” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
neuron n (plural neuronen or neurons)
- neuron
Polish
Noun
neuron m inan
- neuron
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French neurone
Noun
neuron m (plural neuroni)
- neuron
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne?ro?n/
- Hyphenation: ne?u?ron
Noun
neùr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- neuron
Declension
neuron From the web:
- what neuron carries messages to the brain
- what neurons are found in the motor cortex
- what neuron sends messages to the brain
- what neurons are in the central nervous system
- what neuron releases neurotransmitters
- what neurons are in the spinal cord
- what neurons are in the peripheral nervous system
- what neurons are involved in a reflex arc
photoreceptor
English
Etymology
photo- +? receptor
Noun
photoreceptor (plural photoreceptors)
- (biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.
Translations
photoreceptor From the web:
- what photoreceptors are responsible for color vision
- what photoreceptor detects color
- what photoreceptors are involved in acuity
- what photoreceptors are in charge in seeing in the dark
- what photoreceptors cause color blindness
- what photoreceptor produces colour vision
- which type of photoreceptors are involved in color vision
- which is responsible for color vision
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