Neuron

  1. Proper noun.  title of a peer reviewed journal established in 1988 by publisher Cell Press.
  2. Noun.  (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

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