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Noun: brain cell  breyn sel
  1. A neuron or nerve cell in the brain that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals
    "Alzheimer's disease causes the death of brain cells"

Derived forms: brain cells

Type of: nerve cell, neuron, neurone

Part of: brain, encephalon

Encyclopedia: Brain cell