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神経単位 (shinkeitani) Japanese meaning: neuron | Kotomora

神しん経けい単たん位い

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Meanings

1

Anatomical term for a nerve cell; synonymous with ニューロン.

See also: ニューロン

神しん経けい単たん位いは

情じょう

報ほう

を

伝でん

達たつ

する

細さい

胞ぼう

です

。

A neuron is a cell that transmits information.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
単simple, one, single
位rank, grade, throne

Related words

ニューロン
ニューロン is the more common loanword for 'neuron' in everyday and scientific contexts, while 神経単位 is a native Japanese term used mainly in anatomy.

Built from

神しん経けい+単たん位い

Etymology

Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 単位 (unit), literally 'nerve unit'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward calque-like formation.