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Noun: nerve cell  nurv sel
  1. A cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
    - neuron, neurone

Derived forms: nerve cells

Type of: somatic cell, vegetative cell

Part of: nervous system, systema nervosum

Encyclopedia: Nerve cell

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