brain cell
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- noun
- /breɪn sɛl/
- Specialized
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neurona
- During the lecture, the professor explained how brain cells communicate to transmit signals throughout the body.
- neurons or brain cells
- new brain cells
And what we've learned is neurons, brain cells don't age.
- And what we've learned is neurons, brain cells don't age.
- So when they're eating carbohydrates, brain cells use mainly glucose.
- We, we think of sleep as a time when brain cells restore and rejuvenate.
- It's a neurotoxin, meaning brain cell poison.
- This compound can damage DNA and proteins within brain cells leading to cellular dysfunction and cell death.
- Fentanyl does not selectively cause damage to brain cells.
- EPC's as stem cells can also turn into brain cells.
- And there's synapse gaps in between the brain cells.
- The type that makes up your brain cells are DHA and EPA.
- Took was it was like brain cells were dying every day.
- You got to have all your brain cells firing to do that.
- I could just feel my last two brain cells fighting for their life.
Examples
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Yet alcohol, a legal drug, does kill brain cells and can cause permanent brain damage.
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I mean, after six months, you just don't have the brain cells left.
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Oh, I lost two brain cells waiting for food.
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I could just feel my last two brain cells fighting for their life.
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You know, I took so much fish oil when I was pregnant with you to protect your brain cells.
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Scientific evidence shows that exposure to lead leads to brain cell loss and damage years later.
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If you are avoiding exercise, you are setting your brain cells up for an early death.
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Well, the human brain is made-up of brain cells which are called neurons.
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It is one of the only human brain areas that can grow brand new brain cells in adulthood.
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The human brain contains approximately 86 billion brain cells that help process information.
Synonyms
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A nerve cell that sends messages in the body
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3.4
A cell that sends electrical signals to carry messages between the brain and body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cell in the brain' is directly and compositionally derived from 'brain' (the organ) + 'cell' (a microscopic unit). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g. Spanish 'célula cerebral') and would be immediately understood by a learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Brain cell is a two-word name that joins brain and cell to describe a tiny living 'cell' inside the brain that sends and processes messages. That's why it means a nerve cell that 'sends and processes information' in the brain.