nerve cell

NOUN

cell of the nervous system

Synonyms

WEAK

afferent neuron sensory cell sensory neuron

Example Sentences

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Grey matter contains nerve cell bodies and plays a key role in processing information, controlling movement, and supporting memory and emotional regulation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

When the electrical signal reaches the end of one nerve cell it is converted into a biochemical signal, in the form of calcium.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a neuroblast.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

The injured organoids showed some of the same features seen in TBI patients, including nerve cell death and pathological changes in tau proteins, as well as in a protein called TDP-43.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

They can specify how a nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell and thus become the arbiters of normal cognition and neural development.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee