English
Etymology
neuro- + transmitter.
Noun
neurotransmitter (plural neurotransmitters)
- (biochemistry, neuroscience) Any substance, such as acetylcholine or dopamine, responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons.
- 2016, David R. Hawkins, The Eye of the I: From Which Nothing is Hidden (page 142)
- Together with this is the influence of an infinite number of neurotransmitters, neurohormones, environmental hazards, and accidental programmings.
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Translations
substance responsible for sending nerve signals across a synapse between two neurons
- Catalan: neurotransmissor m
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 神經傳導物質／神经传导物质 (san4 ging1 cyun4 dou6 mat6 zat1), 神经传导物质 (san4 ging1 cyun4 dou6 mat6 zat1)
- Mandarin: 神經傳導物質／神经传导物质 (shénjīng chuándǎo wùzhì), 神经传导物质 (shénjīng chuándǎo wùzhì), 神經遞質／神经递质 (zh) (shénjīng dìzhì), 神经递质 (zh) (shénjīng dìzhì)
- Czech: neurotransmiter (cs) m, neuropřenašeč m
- Dutch: neurotransmitter (nl) m
- Esperanto: neŭrotransmisiilo, neŭrotransigilo
- Finnish: aivojen välittäjäaine, hermoston välittäjäaine, hermovälittäjäaine
- French: neurotransmetteur (fr) m
- Galician: neurotransmisor m
- German: Neurotransmitter (de) m
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- Greek: νευροδιαβιβαστής (el) m (nevrodiavivastís)
- Hungarian: neurotranszmitter (hu)
- Japanese: 神経伝達物質 (しんけいでんたつぶっしつ, shinkei dentatsu busshitsu)
- Korean: 신경전달물질(神經傳導物質) (sin'gyeongjeondalmuljil)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: demareguhêzer f
- Persian: انتقالدهنده عصبی (fa) (enteqâl-dahande asabi)
- Polish: mediator (pl) m, neuromediator m, neuroprzekaźnik (pl) m, neurotransmiter (pl) m
- Portuguese: neurotransmissor (pt) m
- Russian: нейромедиа́тор (ru) m (nejromediátor), нейротрансми́ттер (ru) m (nejrotransmíttɛr)
- Spanish: neurotransmisor m
- Thai: สารส่งผ่านประสาท
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