Defenition of the word nerve cell

• Defenition of the word nerve cell

  • A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses
  • a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

Synonyms for the word nerve cell

• • neuron

Meronymys for the word nerve cell

• • axon
  • axone
  • dendrite
  • nervous system
  • systema nervosum

Hyponyms for the word nerve cell

• • afferent neuron
  • brain cell
  • efferent neuron
  • gangliocyte
  • ganglion cell
  • motoneuron
  • motor nerve fiber
  • motor neuron
  • sensory neuron

Hypernyms for the word nerve cell

• • somatic cell
  • vegetative cell

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