interneuron
noun
in·ter·neu·ron ˌin-tər-ˈnu̇r-ˌän 
-ˈnyu̇r-
-ˈnyu̇r- : a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another
interneuronal
ˌin-tər-ˈnu̇r-ə-nᵊl
adjective -ˈnyu̇r-;
-nu̇-ˈrō-
-nyu̇-ˈrō- 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For example, in the human cortex, about 20 percent of the neurons — the ones called interneurons, which have inhibitory effects — migrate there from a center deeper down in the brain called the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE). 
Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017 An oversimplified organoid model for the cortex would be missing all those interneurons and would therefore be useless for studying how the developing brain balances its excitatory and inhibitory signals. Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017 Picking one, MiR206, for closer examination, the two researchers created a mouse strain in which the gene for MiR206 was switched off in the parvalbumin interneurons. The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018 He and his colleague Molly Heyer therefore looked at the role of these micro-RNAs in regulating brain cells called parvalbumin interneurons, which are thought to be involved in schizophrenia. The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018 Yang and his team also found that SOM and PV interneurons had less activity. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017 Around those pain-signaling neurons are several types of interneurons that precisely regulate and control pain signals. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017 See More
Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017 An oversimplified organoid model for the cortex would be missing all those interneurons and would therefore be useless for studying how the developing brain balances its excitatory and inhibitory signals. Quanta Magazine, 9 Aug. 2017 Picking one, MiR206, for closer examination, the two researchers created a mouse strain in which the gene for MiR206 was switched off in the parvalbumin interneurons. The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018 He and his colleague Molly Heyer therefore looked at the role of these micro-RNAs in regulating brain cells called parvalbumin interneurons, which are thought to be involved in schizophrenia. The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018 Yang and his team also found that SOM and PV interneurons had less activity. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017 Around those pain-signaling neurons are several types of interneurons that precisely regulate and control pain signals. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
interneuron
noun
in·ter·neu·ron ˌint-ər-ˈn(y)ü-ˌrän -ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän
-ˈn(y)u̇(ə)r-ˌän variants or British interneurone
-ˈnyu̇r-ōn
: a neuron that conveys impulses from one neuron to another
called also association neuron, associative neuron, internuncial, internuncial neuron
compare motor neuron, sensory neuron