Neuron Synonyms

no͝orŏn, nyo͝or-
A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. nerve-cell

Words Related to Neuron

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. neuronal
  2. neurone
  3. synapse
  4. interneurones
  5. glial-cells
  6. afferents
  7. thalamic
  8. cortical
  9. midbrain
  10. interneuron
  11. efferents
  12. astrocyte
  13. hindbrain
  14. thalamocortical
  15. synaptic

Neuron Sentence Examples

  • This gentle continuous activity of the neuron is called its tonus.

  • Among the properties of the neuron is conductivity in all directions.

  • Sleep is not exhaustion of the neuron in the sense that prolonged activity has reduced its excitability to zero.

  • A neuron is composed of a central cell body with branches, called dendrites.

  • The synapse, therefore, as the place of meeting of one neuron with the next is called, is said to valve the nerve circuits.

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