Cell
interneuron Audio
in·ter·neu·ron [ in-ter-noo r-on, -nyoo r- ]
Subclass of:
Neurons
Definitions related to interneurons:
  • A type of neuron in the central nervous system that conducts impulses between other neurons.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Generally neurons which are not motor or sensory; may also refer to neurons whose axons remain within a particular brain region as contrasted with projection neurons which have axons projecting to other brain regions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Most generally any NEURONS which are not motor or sensory. Interneurons may also refer to neurons whose AXONS remain within a particular brain region in contrast to projection neurons, which have axons projecting to other brain regions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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