Word

nerve cell, n.

a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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nerve cell neuron

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derivationally related form

neuronic neuronal neural

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hyponym

ganglion cell, gangliocyte brain cell motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron sensory neuron, afferent neuron

hypernym

somatic cell, vegetative cell

part holonym

nervous system, systema nervosum

part meronym

axon, axone dendrite