neuron

Synonyms:

nerve cell

Types:

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gangliocyte, ganglion cell

a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system

brain cell

a nerve cell in the brain

efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron

a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord

afferent neuron, sensory neuron

a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord

Golgi cell, Golgi's cell

a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

Purkinje cell

a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex

Type of:

somatic cell, vegetative cell

any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes