nerve cell
noun
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This time, the diagnosis was definitive: ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing muscle weakness and loss of control.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
He was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, in 2020 and retired from the band shortly thereafter.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Alzheimer’s can destroy nerve cells and cause glial cells to proliferate, creating inflammation in the brain.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Your nerve cells are responsible for sending impulses to specific muscle cells throughout your body to create movement, sensation, or behaviors.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
He was diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, in 2020 and retired from the band shortly thereafter.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Alzheimer’s can destroy nerve cells and cause glial cells to proliferate, creating inflammation in the brain.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Your nerve cells are responsible for sending impulses to specific muscle cells throughout your body to create movement, sensation, or behaviors.
—Janelle McSwiggin, Health, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nerve cell
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“Nerve cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20cell. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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