nerve cell

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Noun nerve cell has 1 sense

nerve cell, neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
--₁ is a kind of somatic cell, vegetative cell
--₁ is a part of nervous system, systema nervosum
--₁ has parts: axon, axone; dendrite
--₁ has particulars:
brain cell; motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron; sensory neuron, afferent neuron

nerva nerve-racking nerve-rattler nerve-wracking nerve nerve agent nerve block anaesthesia nerve block anesthesia nerve cell nerve center nerve centre nerve compression nerve deafness nerve end nerve ending nerve entrapment nerve fiber

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