interneuron (redirected from Relay neuron)

interneuron /in·ter·neu·ron/ (-noor´on)

1. a neuron between the primary sensory neuron and the final motoneuron.

2. any neuron whose processes are entirely confined within a specific area, as within the olfactory lobe.

Interneuron as part of a three-neuron reflex arc in the spinal cord.

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in·ter·neu·ron (ntr-nrn)

n.

A nerve cell found entirely within the central nervous system that acts as a link between sensory neurons and motor neurons.

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inter·neuro·nal (-nr-nl, -n-r-) adj.

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interneuron

a neuron between the primary afferent neuron and the final motor neuron (motoneuron). Also any neuron whose processes lie entirely within a specific area, such as the olfactory lobe.