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English noun: nerve cell

1. nerve cell (body) a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses


Synonymsneuron


Broader (hypernym)somatic cell, vegetative cell


Narrower (hyponym)afferent neuron, brain cell, efferent neuron, gangliocyte, ganglion cell, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron, sensory neuron


Part holonymaxon, axone, dendrite


Part meronymnervous system, systema nervosum









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