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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”), doublet of nerve and sinew. By surface analysis, neuro- + -on.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/, /ˈn(j)uɹɑn/, /ˈn(j)ɝɑn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjʊəɹɒn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnjəɹɑn/
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹɒn, -uːɹɒn, -ɜːɹɒn
Noun
[edit]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.
- Synonyms: neurocyte, nerve cell
- 2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
- The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what. But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure.
- (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)
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a cell of the nervous system
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See also
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Further reading
[edit]- “neuron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “neuron”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “neuron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neuron m inan
- (cytology) neuron
- Synonym: nervová buňka
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neuron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “neuron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
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[edit]neuron c (singular definite neuronen, plural indefinite neuroner)
Declension
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| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | neuron | neuronen | neuroner | neuronerne |
| genitive | neurons | neuronens | neuroners | neuronernes |
Synonyms
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[edit]- “neuron” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
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Noun
[edit]neuron n (plural neuronen or neurons)
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron). Doublet of nerw.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]neuron m inan (related adjective neuronowy or neuronalny)
- (cytology, neuroanatomy) neuron (cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites)
- Synonym: komórka nerwowa
Declension
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Further reading
[edit]- neuron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- neuron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- neuron in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]neuron m (plural neuroni)
Declension
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| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) neuron | neuronul | (niște) neuroni | neuronii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) neuron | neuronului | (unor) neuroni | neuronilor |
| vocative | neuronule | neuronilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
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[edit]Noun
[edit]neùrōn m (Cyrillic spelling неу̀ро̄н)
Declension
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Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]neuron c or n
Usage notes
[edit]Common gender is much more common.
Declension
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Declension of neuron
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