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sensory neurons

sensory neurons is the plural of sensory neuron.

Meaning of sensory neuron

Noun

sensory neuron (plural sensory neurons)

  1. A neuron that transmits nerve impulses from a sense organ towards the central nervous system.
    Synonyms:
    afferent neuron

Questions about sensory neurons

What is sensory neurons the plural of?
Sensory neurons is the plural of sensory neuron.

Words near sensory neurons in the dictionary

  1. sensory gardens
  2. sensory gating
  3. sensory hypersensitivity
  4. sensory memory
  5. sensory neuron
  6. sensory neurons
  7. sensory overload
  8. sensory overloads
  9. sensory play
  10. sensory processing disorder
  11. sensory processing sensitivities

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