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paraneuron

paraneuron noun: an epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon.

Noun

paraneuron (plural paraneurons)

  1. An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon

Forms of paraneuron

pluralparaneurons

Origin of paraneuron

From para- + neuron.

Questions about paraneuron

What does paraneuron mean?
Paraneuron means an epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon.
What part of speech is paraneuron?
Paraneuron is a noun.
What is the plural of paraneuron?
The plural of paraneuron is paraneurons.

Words near paraneuron in the dictionary

  1. paranephric
  2. paranephritis
  3. paranesthesia
  4. paranete
  5. paraneural
  6. paraneuron
  7. paraneuronal
  8. paraneurons
  9. paranews
  10. parang
  11. paranged

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