Medicine & BodyGreek → English
Neuron
A cell that transmits nerve impulses.
The Greek roots
νεῦρον
neûron
sinew, nerve
Literally: “a nerve fibre”
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The story of the word
Originally 'sinew', neûron shifted to mean nerve, and now names the brain's signalling cells.
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In a sentence
Each neuron connects to thousands of others.