nerve cell
noun
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May Protect Against Cognitive Disease The antioxidants in pomegranates could help improve memory and cognitive function by protecting nerve cells from oxidative damage.
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Body of knowledge The longest cell in the human body is the neuron or nerve cell.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
After serotonin does its job in the brain, nerve cells reabsorb it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, because the disease affects the nerve cells in the brain and spine that control muscle movement, patients slowly lose their ability to speak, eat, walk, and breathe independently.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Body of knowledge The longest cell in the human body is the neuron or nerve cell.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
After serotonin does its job in the brain, nerve cells reabsorb it.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
According to the Mayo Clinic, because the disease affects the nerve cells in the brain and spine that control muscle movement, patients slowly lose their ability to speak, eat, walk, and breathe independently.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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