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neu·ron / ˈn(y)oŏrän/ (chiefly Brit. also neu·rone / -rōn/ ) • n. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.DERIVATIVES: neu·ron·al / ˈn(y)oŏrənl; n(y)oŏˈrōnl/ adj.neu·ron·ic / n(y)oŏˈränik/ adj.ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: from Greek neuron, special use of the literal sense ‘sinew, tendon.’ See nerve.

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