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Definition: Nerve Cell |
Nerve CellNoun1. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Nerve CellSynonym: neuron (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Nerve Cell |
| English words defined with "nerve cell": action potential, alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, axon, axone ♦ beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor, brain cell ♦ calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker ♦ ganglion cell, gustatory cell ♦ microgliacyte ♦ nerve fiber, nerve fibre, neuroblast, neuron ♦ resting potential ♦ Schwann cell ♦ taste cell. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "nerve cell": Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic, Axons ♦ Dendrites ♦ Ganglia, Sensory, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor ♦ Merkel Cells ♦ neurofibrillary tangle, Neuronal atrophy, Nissl Bodies, N-myc gene ♦ olfactory ensheathing glial cell ♦ PC12 Cells ♦ Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Retinal Ganglion Cells ♦ Synaptosomes ♦ transmitter substance ♦ Visual Pathways. (references) |
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Health | Neuron -- a nerve cell in the brain. (references) | |
They act as on-and-off switches for the next nerve cell. See neuron, neurotransmitters. (references) | ||
Neurotransmitters are chemicals in the brain that carry signals from one nerve cell to another. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nerve cell | 56 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nerve cell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | neurosekretorisk nervecelle (glandular nerve cell), nervecellemembran (nerve cell membrane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ganglioncel met neurosecretie (glandular nerve cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | membrane de la cellule nerveuse (nerve cell membrane), cellule neuro-sécrétrice (glandular nerve cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nervenzelle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νευρικό κύτταρο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cellula neurosecretrice (glandular nerve cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 神経細胞 (neuron). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"けいさいぼう (neuron). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | nearchillag. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ervenay ellcay célula nervosa ganglionar (glandular nerve cell). (various references) celulã nervoasã. (various references) neurona (neuron). (various references) nervcell. (various references) нервова клітина (neuron). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-l-l-n-r-v" | |
-1 letter: crenelle. | |
-2 letters: leveler. | |
-3 letters: clever, crenel, eleven, evener, releve, veneer. | |
-4 letters: creel, elver, levee, level, lever, nerve, never, reeve, revel. | |
-5 letters: cell, cere, erne, even, ever, leer, neve, reel, veer. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 72 76 65 43 65 6C 6C |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110010 01110110 01100101 00100000 01000011 01100101 01101100 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e r v e   C e l l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0072 0076 0065 0043 0065 006C 006C |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4871848871237717878 |
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