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interneurons

interneurons is the plural of interneuron.

Meaning of interneuron

Noun

interneuron (plural interneurons)

  1. A multipolar neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons.
    • The interneuron is a major neuroarchitectural element within the arthropod central nervous system, both in terms of numbers and diversity of form.1995, G. S. Boyan, J. L. D. Williams, “Lineage analysis as a diagnostic tool in the insect central nervous system: Bringing order to interneurons”, in O. Breidbach, Wolfram Kutsch, editors, The...

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Origin of interneurons

From inter- + neuron.

Questions about interneurons

What is interneurons the plural of?
Interneurons is the plural of interneuron.

Words near interneurons in the dictionary

  1. interneuronal
  2. interneuronally
  3. interneuronic
  4. interneuronopathies
  5. interneuronopathy
  6. interneurons
  7. internexin
  8. internexins
  9. internidal
  10. internight
  11. interning

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