neuron Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
    nerve cell.

WordNet

Neu"ron noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.
Wordforms
plural Neura
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon. Now = a nerve cell (older def not included in MW10 B. G. Wilder.

Webster 1913