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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
neuron
neuron f663 [neuron neurons] BrE [ˈnjʊərɒn] NAmE [ˈnʊrɑːn] (also neur·one BrE [ˈnjʊərəʊn] ; NAmE [ˈnʊroʊn] especially in BrE) noun (biology)
a cell that carries information within the brain and between the brain and other parts of the body; a nerve cell
see also ↑motor neuron disease
Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from Greek neuron, special use of the literal sense ‘sinew, tendon’. See ↑nerve.
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