Related Words for neuron

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nerve cell
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Phrase, Noun
neurone
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Noun
synapse
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Noun, Verb
axon
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Noun
neural
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Noun
synaptic
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Noun
dendrite
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Noun
presynaptic
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Adjective
astrocyte
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Noun
neocortical
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Adjective
postsynaptic
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Adjective
purkinje
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Name
preganglionic
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Noun, Adjective
brain
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Noun
ganglion
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Noun
excitatory
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Noun
dopaminergic
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Noun
neurotransmitter
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Noun
postganglionic
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Adjective
cortex
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Noun
midbrain
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Noun
neurotransmission
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Noun
dendritic
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Adjective
glutamatergic
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Noun
neocortex
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Noun
serotonergic
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Noun
cortical
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Adjective
geniculate
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Noun
cholinergic
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Noun
corticospinal
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Noun
cerebellum
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Noun
hippocampal
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Noun
innervation
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Noun
cell
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Noun
depolarization
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Noun
glial
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Noun
nucleus
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Noun
lymphocyte
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Noun
cytoplasm
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Noun
spiking
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Adjective
impaled
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Adjective
hyperpolarization
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Noun
multipolar
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Adjective
efferent
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Adjective
fires
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Verb
effector
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Noun
paralysis
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Verb
pyramidal
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Adjective
excitability
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Noun
relays
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Verb
afferent
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Noun, Adjective
modulatory
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Adjective
spiny
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Adjective
adrenergic
x/xx
Adjective
intercalated
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Adjective
hillock
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Noun
excites
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Verb
reuptake
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Noun
transmits
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Verb
atom
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Noun
electricity
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Noun
electron
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Noun
fibres
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Noun
gas
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
internal
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Adjective
ion
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Noun
molecule
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Noun
motor
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
nerve
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Noun, Verb
neurophysiological
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Adjective
node
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Noun
physics
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Noun
prefrontal
x/x
Adjective, Noun
protein
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Noun
schwann
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Name
science
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Noun, Verb
striatal
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Adjective
surgeon
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Noun
thalamic
x/x
Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
dialect
/xx
Noun
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
chunk
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Noun, Verb
daylight
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Noun, Verb
vernacular
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Noun, Adjective
collocation
xx/x
Noun
expression
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Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
literally
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Adverb
milestone
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Noun, Verb