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neuron

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005778

A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called nerve cell.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005778
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsnerve cell
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005778",
  "term": "neuron",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current. Also called nerve cell.",
  "synonyms": [
    "nerve cell"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/neuron/"
}

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