Hypernym

noun

a nerve cell in the brain

Part_meronym

cerebral cortex 1

noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

spinal cord 1

noun

a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

Golgi's cell 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

Synonyms

Golgi cell 1
a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter

Part_holonym

cerebral cortex 1

noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

spinal cord 1

noun