"interneuron" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From inter- + neuron. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|neuron}} inter- + neuron Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} interneuron (not comparable)
  1. Between neurons. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-interneuron-en-adj-3M0NS56b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39

Noun

Forms: interneurons [plural]
Etymology: From inter- + neuron. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|neuron}} inter- + neuron Head templates: {{en-noun}} interneuron (plural interneurons)
  1. (anatomy) A multipolar neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-interneuron-en-noun-zWAW3-wX Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 41 59 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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