neuron
neuron — noun
1. a cell in the body that uses electrical and chemical signals to send and receive
a cell in the body that uses electrical and chemical signals to send and receive messages through the nervous system, making movement, thought, and the senses possible
When you touch a hot pan, finger neurons send a danger signal to your brain.
sensory neurons send signal to brain
Minh learned in biology class that a single human brain contains over eighty billion neurons.
Damage to neurons in one brain area can affect a person's ability to speak.
Each neuron connects with thousands of other neurons to form a complex communication network.
- nerve cell
less formal everyday term used by doctors and in general biology
- brain cell
common informal term that is less precise, since neurons exist throughout the body, not only in the brain
文法句型
neuron + verb
adjective + neuron
用法筆記
Neuron is the scientific term for a nerve cell. A nerve is a bundle of many neurons, so the two terms are not interchangeable when referring to individual cells.