Interneuron
[in-ter-noo r-on, -nyoo r-] /ˌɪn tərˈnʊər ɒn, -ˈnyʊər-/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
any having its cell body, axon, and dendrites entirely within the central nervous system, especially one that conveys impulses between a and a .
/ˌɪntəˈnjʊərɒn/
noun
1.
(physiol) any neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons in a reflex arc Also called internuncial neuron
1939, from internuncial + neuron.
interneuron in·ter·neu·ron (ĭn’tər-nur’ŏn’, -nyur’-)
n.
A nerve cell found entirely within the central nervous system that acts as a link between sensory neurons and motor neurons.
in’ter·neu’ro·nal (-nur’ə-nəl, -nyur’-, -nu-rō’-, -nyu-) adj.
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