different between neuron vs neuro

English

Alternative forms

• neurone

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron, “nerve”). Doublet of nerve and sinew.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n(j)???n/, /?n(j)u??n/, /?n(j)??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nj????n/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?nj???n/

Noun

neuron (plural neurons or neura)

1. (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
2. (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
3. (artificial intelligence) an artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)

Synonyms

• (cell of nervous system): neurocyte
• (cell of nervous system): nerve cell

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• neura
• neurode
• neuron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• neuron in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• neuron in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• neuron at OneLook Dictionary Search

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ?????? (neûron, “nerve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?neu?ron/

Noun

neuron m

1. (cytology) neuron

Declension

Synonyms

• nervová bu?ka

Further reading

• neuron in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• neuron in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

neuron c (singular definite neuronen, plural indefinite neuroner)

1. (cytology) neuron

Declension

Synonyms

• nervecelle

References

• “neuron” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron n (plural neuronen or neurons)

1. neuron

Polish

Noun

neuron m inan

1. neuron

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

From French neurone

Noun

neuron m (plural neuroni)

1. neuron

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne?ro?n/
• Hyphenation: ne?u?ron

Noun

neùr?n m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. neuron

Declension

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

neuro (countable and uncountable, plural neuros)

1. (countable, informal) Neurologist.
2. (uncountable, informal) Neurology.
   • 2000, Melissa Anne Goldstein, Travels with the Wolf: A Story of Chronic Illness (page 47)

     My neurologist and the entire neuro department were an integral part of my hospital family. I was the darling of the department.

Synonyms

• (neurologist): neurologist

Anagrams

• Rouen

Dutch

Etymology

Blend of noorden +? euro or noordelijk +? euro, probably also influenced by neuro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nø?.ro?/
• Hyphenation: neu?ro

Noun

neuro c (plural neuro's, diminutive neurootje n)

1. (politics) a (putative) common currency for northern Europe

Antonyms

• zeuro

Italian

Noun

neuro m (invariable)

1. neurological clinic (properly clinica neurologica)
2. (informal) madhouse

Anagrams

• nuore