: a grayish or reddish granular cell with specialized processes that is the fundamental functional unit of nervous tissue transmitting and receiving nerve impulses : neuron
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Plaques of beta-amyloid accumulate between nerve cells.—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 July 2025 According to Tanzi, exercise induces new nerve cell growth to strengthen brain regions affected in Alzheimer’s disease and triggers the breakdown of brain amyloid.—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025 Over time, due to this deficiency, Squish's nerve cells will accumulate waste, impairing cell function and potentially leading to death.—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 Scientists suspect that disruptions in nerve cell signaling between migraine pain pathways in the brain stem and the limbic system can trigger mood symptoms during an attack.—Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nerve cell
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