Neuron

**Semantic type:** Cell

**Definition:** Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course.

**Synonyms:** - Nerve Cell - Nerve Cells - Neural Cell - Neurocyte - Neurons - nerve cell - neuron