neuronaladj.
/ˈnjʊərənl/, /njᵿˈrəʊnl/, /njʊəˈrəʊnl/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ʊrən(ə)l/, /n(j)ʊˈroʊn(ə)l/ Anatomy and Biology.
Of or relating to a neuron or neurons.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > substance of nervous system > [adjective] > nerve cell
neuronal1897
neuronic1899
magnocellular1936
1897 J. H. Lloyd in Twentieth Cent. Pract. XI. 17 That there is actual movement of the neuronal endings..has been suggested.
1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 June 1613/1 The posterior spinal ganglia..were examined, and in them is to be seen..change in the axon..accompanied..by change in the neuronal body.
1953 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 44 304 The final verification of an explanatory hypothesis in psychology will not come from its direct identification in terms of neuronal systems.
1974 J. B. Finean et al. Membranes & Cellular Functions iv. 64 In the nervous system..storage granules are synthesized (and probably charged with neurotransmitter) in the neuronal cell-bodies.
1987 Appl. Linguistics 8 166 Cerebral functions and neuronal synaptic arrangements continue to develop..long beyond puberty.
2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 6 May 53/3 The theory behind stimulant medications is that they..through a cascade of neuronal events, ‘light up’ the prefrontal cortex.
Derivatives
neuˈronally adv. with regard to neuron(s); by or by means of a neuron or neurons.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > substance of nervous system > [adverb] > nerve cell
neuronally1954
1954 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 143 122 This represents a form of disuse atrophy in a neuronally closed system.
1975 Nature 6 Feb. 448/1 The contractile responses are neuronally mediated.
1991 NeuroReport 2 254/1 These structures are neuronally connected via the entorhinal cortex.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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