noun
excitable cell
Technical term in biology and neuroscience for a cell capable of generating and propagating electrical signals, such as neurons and muscle cells.
神経細胞は代表的な興奮性細胞である。
Neurons are typical excitable cells.
Compound of 興奮 (excitement, stimulation) + 性 (nature, property) + 細胞 (cell). The term is a direct calque of English 'excitable cell'.