neuron (plural neurons or neura)
(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
(zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
(artificial intelligence) an artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)
• (cell of nervous system): neurocyte
• (cell of nervous system): nerve cell
Source: Wiktionary
Neu"ron, n.; pl. Neura. Etym: [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.)
Definition: The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon. B. G. Wilder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
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