🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

neurotransmisor

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nejɾotɾanzmiˈsoɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Neurotransmitter/ˈnʊr.oʊˌtrænz.mɪt.ər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los neurotransmisores son fundamentales para la comunicación neuronal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A endogenous chemical messenger that enables neurotransmission by carrying signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron to another target cell.

    "Serotonin is a key neurotransmitter that regulates mood, appetite, and sleep."
  2. 2

    Any substance released by nerve endings to transmit an impulse to another nerve structure, muscle, or gland.

    "An imbalance of specific neurotransmitters in the brain can significantly impact mental health."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin and English compounding, combining 'neuro-' (from Greek neuron, meaning nerve or sinew) and 'transmittere' (Latin: trans- across + mittere to send). First appearing in mid-20th-century physiological and biochemical literature to describe chemical messengers passing signals across synapses.

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