nerve cell
noun
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Earlier this year, Dane himself announced that he had been diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, which gradually paralyzes the body by destroying the nerve cells that control muscle movement.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
These signals come in forms such as action potentials (resembling animal nerve cells, though slower) and variation potentials (often linked with stress responses).
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025
It is caused by damage to nerve cells in parts of the brain.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
These signals come in forms such as action potentials (resembling animal nerve cells, though slower) and variation potentials (often linked with stress responses).
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 19 Nov. 2025
It is caused by damage to nerve cells in parts of the brain.
—Jack Moore, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nerve cell
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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