nerve cell

noun

1

: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses : neuron

2

: cell body

Examples of nerve cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, vitamin B-12, which is necessary for making red blood cells, keeping nerve cells functioning properly, and forming DNA, among other things, is found almost exclusively in animal products. —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024

Recurrent herpes may happen if something triggers the virus, which lies inactive in your nerve cells, to reactivate. —Jennifer Sabour, Health, 5 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

nerve cell

noun

: neuron

also : cell body

Medical Definition

nerve cell

noun

1

: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue : neuron

2

: cell body