interneuron

interneuron
interneuronal /in'teuhr noor"euh nl, -nyoor"-, -noo rohn"l, -nyoo-/, adj.
/in'teuhr noor"on, -nyoor"-/, n. Cell Biol.
any neuron having its cell body, axon, and dendrites entirely within the central nervous system, especially one that conveys impulses between a motor neuron and a sensory neuron.
[1935-40; INTER- + NEURON]

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