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paraneuron

noun

Etymology

From para- + neuron.

  1. derived from νεῦρον
  2. prefixed as paraneuron — “para + neuron”

Definitions

  1. An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have…

    An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon

The neighborhood

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