interneuron
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.28 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Between neurons.
Example Sentences
- "The interneuron is a major neuroarchitectural element within the arthropod central nervous system, both in terms of numbers and diversity of form."
- "Another important difference between interneuron and pyramidal cell spines is the number of synaptic boutons. The spines of interneurons are covered by numerous excitatory synaptic boutons (four to eight synapses per spine)."
- "Embedded within these spinal circuits are local interneurons. An interneuron is generally defined as a neuron that only synapses onto other neurons. In the central nervous system, interneurons are considered to be the neurons that have local rather than long-distance projections."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English neuron English interneuron From inter- + neuron.