nerve cell

noun

1

: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses : neuron

2

: cell body

Examples of nerve cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adequate protein intake is necessary to produce neurotransmitters, which transmit messages from one nerve cell to other nerve cells in the body.9 When Is the Best Time To Have Protein and Coffee? —Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 4 Nov. 2024

Advancements in molecular-genetic techniques have enabled labs like Ginty’s to see how individual nerve cells respond to certain stimuli. —Zach Schonbrun, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024

When someone frequently uses opioids, their nerve cells notice that pain signals aren’t getting through. —Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024

Freeman’s son Max was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome – a rare neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks nerve cells – earlier this year. —Issy Ronald, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nerve cell

noun

: neuron

also : cell body

Medical Definition

nerve cell

noun

1

: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue : neuron

2

: cell body