neurotransmission
/ˌnʊɹoʊtɹænzˈmɪʃən/noun
neurotransmission is a noun meaning “The transfer of impulses between neurons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled N-E-U-R-O-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 11 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of neurotransmission is neurotransmissions.
What does neurotransmission mean?
noun
- 1
The transfer of impulses between neurons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce neurotransmission?
- US /ˌnʊɹoʊtɹænzˈmɪʃən/
- US /ˌnɝoʊtɹænzˈmɪʃən/
- UK /ˌnjʊəɹəʊtɹænzˈmɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of neurotransmission
- neurotransmissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is neurotransmission?
Neurotransmission appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Neurotransmission in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transfer of impulses between neurons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | neurotransmission |
| Portuguese | neurotransmissão |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does neurotransmission come from?
From neuro- + transmission.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).