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What is another word for Neurons?

Pronunciation: [njˈuːɹɒnz] (IPA)

Neurons are an integral part of the nervous system and are responsible for transmitting nerve impulses to the various parts of the body. They are known by several other synonyms, including nerve cells, neural cells, and nerve fibers, all of which refer to the same type of cell. The term "neural cells" is used to describe the cells that make up the nervous system, including neurons, as well as glial cells, which support and nourish the neurons. "Nerve fibers" refer to the long, thin extensions of the neurons that help them transmit signals over long distances. Overall, these synonyms help us understand the diverse functions and structures that make up the complex system of neurons.
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Neurons, 223. Nicotine, 105. Nitrogen, as food, 27, 46, 47, 132, 201, 133 note; in air, 132; in soil, 308. Nose, 167, 252-255, 274-276. Nuts, 32, 55. Oatmeal, 42, 47, 48. Ohio River, pollution of, 87 note.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
It was a family of addicts, addicted to family or even a concoction of family, cobbled together within the affinity of pain and the tangles of Neurons like brambles pricking their consciousness with old travail at every turn: memories that they couldn't free themselves from.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
Several of the steps required to make the conversion from man to superman had resulted in temporary insanity; the wild, swinging imbalances of glandular secretions seeking a new balance, the erratic misfirings of Neurons as they attempted to adjust to higher nerve-impulse velocities, and the sheer fatigue engendered by cells that were acting too rapidly for a lagging excretory system, all had contributed to periods of greater or lesser abnormality.
"Anything You Can Do ..."
Gordon Randall Garrett

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