neurocyten.
/ˈnjʊərəsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ʊrəˌsaɪt/ Anatomy.
A nerve cell; = neuron n. 3.
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1890 G. M. Gould New Med. Dict. 305/2 Neurocyte, a nerve cell; the essential element of nervous structure.
1894 P. A. Fish in Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 4 174 For the equivalent of a nerve unit including the nerve cell with all its processes to the uttermost filament, the term neurocyte is suggested. It has not been possible to trace the word to its originator. It is in use in the French language and is included in the dictionary of the New Sydenham Society and Gould's New Medical Dictionary with the simple definition; a nerve cell.
1932 W. Penfield Cytol. & Cellular Pathol. Nerv. Syst. III. xviii. 941 Between the neurocytes are numerous smaller cells.
1953 Science 24 Apr. 452/2 Neurocytes and neuropile of frontal, supraesophageal, thoracic, and abdominal ganglia.
1979 Acta Virologica 23 231 Various virus-like structures were found in nuclei and cytoplasm of astrocytes and neurocytes and in axons in the neuropil.
2002 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Genetics 108 223 ABCD syndrome is an autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by albinism, black lock, cell migration disorder of the neurocytes of the gut (Hirschsprung disease..), and deafness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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