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Vinony

neuronal

adjective

  1. of or relating to a neuron or neurons
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English neuron Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English neuronal From neuron + -al.

  1. Of, or relating to a neuron.

    “Nicotine, a stimulant found in tobacco, long used by Native Americans, taught scientists about the existence of our own nicotinic receptors, which influence neuronal excitement.”

    “Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures local blood flow related to neuronal firing: When cells fire, they use up oxygen and glucose, and new, oxygen-rich blood then comes in to replenish these resources. These influxes of blood are what fMRI measures.”